Houston Astros vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/27/2022

Game Time: 9:40 pm ET, Friday, May 27, 2022

Venue:  T-Mobile Park, Seattle, WA 

Where to Watch:  ROOT Sports NW

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Astros -210, Mariners +175; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Astros -210, Mariners +175; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Astros -210, Mariners +175; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

 

Houston Astros:  29-16 (1st place, AL West)

Seattle Mariners:  18-27 (5th place, AL West)

 

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Houston Astros:  6-4 last 10

Seattle Mariners:  2-8 last 10

 

 

 

The Astros are coming into this game with a 29-16 record overall and they are 15-10 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 4 of their last 5 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game winning streak. They just won their 3-game series against the Cleveland Guardians 2-1, had Thursday off as a rest day, and they are playing the series opener of a 3-game series with the Mariners on Friday. This will be the 1st game of the series on Friday. Cristian Javier was the starting pitcher for them on Wednesday while Justin Verlander is on the mound for them here on Friday. He is 6-1 with a 1.22 ERA this season. His team won 6 of their last 7 games this season with him starting. In his last start, he allowed 0 ER, 0 HRs, and 0 BB with 8 Ks on 6 hits in 6 IP against the Texas Rangers. They scored 10 runs in their last series averaging just over 3 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 10 runs against them averaging just over 3 runs allowed per game.

 

The Mariners are coming into this game with an 18-27 record overall and they are 10-9 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 6 of their last 7 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game losing streak. They just lost their 3-game series against the Oakland Athletics 2-1, had Thursday off as a rest day, and they are playing the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Astros on Friday. This will be the 1st game of the series on Friday. Robbie Ray is the starting pitcher for them on Thursday while Chris Flexen will be on the mound for them here on Friday. He is 1-6 with a 4.98 ERA this season. His team lost 7 of their 8 games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 5 earned runs, 2 homers, and 3 BB with 2 strikeouts on 8 hits in 4 innings played against the Boston Red Sox. They scored 14 runs in their last series averaging just under 5 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 17 runs against them averaging just over 5 runs allowed per game.

 

The Astros are coming into this game as a big favorite with the current betting odds. They are on the road in Seattle here but the Astros have been playing very well in their recent games and have put together some big winning streaks over the last few weeks. They are starting to hit the ball very well in their games and they are going up against a Mariners team that is in the middle of a slump right now and has not been playing well. The Astros also have Verlander starting here and he is having a great season with only 1 loss and an ERA close to 1. Flexen is starting for the Mariners here and he has been the complete opposite this season as he has pitched awfully in his starts and has an ERA close to 5. The Astros have been heating up a lot more than the Mariners recently and the Astros also have a way better pitching matchup in this game. This game should not even be close and it is screaming for a big Astros win here. The best bet here is on the Astros to win this game on the runline.

 

Astros Mariners Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Friday, May 27, 2022 (9:40 pm ET start time) is Astros 7 Mariners 1.

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Houston Astros: 169-126 (-4.2 Units) ML in all games. 73-74 (-13.8 Units) ML in road games. 31-11 UNDER in all games.

Seattle Mariners: 135-132 (+32.2 Units) ML in all games. 72-58 (+16.2 Units) ML in home games. 66-34 UNDER as a home underdog of +150 to +200.

 

 

Houston Astros:  J. Odorizzi (SP) Late June - Ankle. J. Meyers (CF) Early June - Shoulder. T. Jones (1B) Mid June - Back.

Seattle Mariners:  T. Murphy (C) Early June - Shoulder. E. White (1B) Early July - Groin. M. Haniger (RF) Mid July - Ankle.

 

 

 

"You'd rather score a whole bunch of runs and sit back a little bit, but sometimes it's not like that. So I was glad that we scratched across those runs and were able to win it." - Dusty Baker after his team’s win against the Guardians on Wednesday.

 

 

"We're not playing good baseball. We know that. We have to make some adjustments here and it needs to happen quick." - Scott Servais after his team’s loss against the A’s on Wednesday.

 

 

 

Jose Altuve (R) 2B

Michael Brantley (L) LF

Alex Bregman (R) 3B

Yordan Alvarez (L) DH

Yuli Gurriel (R) 1B

Aledmys Diaz (R) SS

Jason Castro (L) C

Mauricio Dubon (R) CF

Jose Siri (R) RF

 

Jesse Winker (L) LF

Ty France (R) 1B

Adam Frazier (L) 2B

Julio Rodriguez (R) CF

Eugenio Suarez (R) 3B

J.P. Crawford (L) SS

Kyle Lewis (R) DH

Taylor Trammell (L) RF

Luis Torrens (R) C

 

 

Batting Average:  Jeremy Pena (.293)

Hits:  Michael Brantley (41)

Home Runs:  Yordan Alvarez (12)

RBI:  Kyle Tucker (29)

Stolen Bases:  Kyle Tucker (9)

Wins:  Justin Verlander (6)

Saves:  Ryan Pressly (7)

ERA:  Seth Martinez (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Ty France (.331)

Hits:  Ty France (59)

Home Runs:  Eugenio Suarez (9)

RBI:  Ty France (31)

Stolen Bases:  Julio Rodriguez (13)

Wins:  Logan Gilbert (4)

Saves:  Drew Steckenrider (2)

ERA:  Justus Sheffield (0.00)

 

Managers:

Houston Astros: Dusty Baker (3rd season)

Seattle Mariners: Scott Servais (7th season)