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2021 MLB Handicapping
(77-53) Houston Astros vs. Seattle Mariners (70-61)
Date: Tuesday, August 31st, 2021
Time: 10:10 PM ET
Venue: T-Mobile Park, Seattle, WA
Projected Pitchers: Lance McCullers Jr. (HOU) vs. Yusei Kikuchi (SEA)
MLB Moneyline Odds: Astros -185 Mariners +140
MLB RunLine Betting Odds: Astros -1.5, Mariners +1.5
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: O/U: 8
The Astros will continue their road trip as they take on the Mariners in Seattle for game 2 Tuesday at 10:10 ET. Game 1 is Monday at 10:10 ET.
Lance McCullers Jr. is going for the Astros and Yusei Kikuchi gets the ball for the Mariners.
These 2 teams played just a little while back.
Houston Astros
The Astros are having another impressive season. They have been a consistent team throughout the year.
This team is still in 1st place of the American League West with a record of 77-53. They are 5.5 games ahead of the Athletics.
Surprisingly, Houston got crushed 13-2 on Sunday by the rangers. They did still end up winning 2 games out of 3 in the series. In those games, the Astros scored 12 runs and allowed 19 runs.
Zack Greinke went 4 innings and allowed 6 earned runs on Sunday.
Lance McCullers Jr. has been good this year. He is 10-4 with an ERA of 3.32. His last start was against the Royals where he went 6.2 innings and allowed 4 earned runs. Houston won that game 6-5.
Pitching for this team has been good for the most part. They own an ERA of 3.68 which is 5th best in the league.
Their offense has also been very good. The team is scoring 5.35 runs per game which is the best in baseball.
Houston has hit 169 home runs which is 9th best in the game.
Seattle Mariners
The Mariners have had a pretty good season so far. Nobody really thought this team would play all that well in 2021.
Their record of 70-61 puts them in 3rd place of the National League West. Houston leads them by 7.5 games.
Seattle lost 3 games out of 4 to the Royals before this series. In those games, the Mariners scored 17 runs and allowed 21 runs.
Marco Gonzales went 7 innings and allowed 2 earned runs on Sunday.
Yusei Kikuchi is 7-7 with an ERA of 4.26 ERA. His last start was against the Royals where he went 5 innings and allowed 4 earned runs. Kansas City won that game 6-4.
Pitching is not a big strength of this team. They have an ERA of 4.34 which is 16th best in the league.
Offense is the best part of this team. They are scoring 4.20 runs per game.
Seattle has hit 163 home runs which is 13th best in baseball.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- Astros are 6-1 in their last 7 Tuesday games.
- Astros are 5-1 in their last 6 during game 2 of a series.
- Astros are 4-1 in their last 5 games overall.
- Astros are 4-1 in their last 5 games on grass.
- Mariners are 21-43 in their last 64 Tuesday games.
- Mariners are 1-4 in their last 5 home games.
Houston Astros vs. Seattle Mariners MLB Prediction:
The Astros have been playing good ball and I look for that to continue in this game. I do not give Seattle much of a chance in this one.
Houston is the better team and I think they will take care of business in this game.
I look for McCullers to keep up his good pitching and for the Astros to do enough against Kikuchi to get a win.
I will play the Astros on the moneyline here.
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