MLB OFFENSE KEEPS IT GOING along with solid..
- Handicapper
- Wayne Root
- League
- MLB
- Competition
- Seattle Mariners vs Houston Astros
- Release Date
- 08/14/2026 09:25 AM
- Event Date
- 08/14/2026 08:10 PM
- Bet Type
- Moneyline
- Pick
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Houston Astros -135
(BetMGM)
- Outcome
- Win
- Analysis
- Root Reserve on Houston
George Kirby enters with a 3.68 ERA and 1.27 WHIP across 22 appearances and 22 starts. Peter Lambert carries a 3.09 ERA and 1.15 WHIP through 20 appearances and 20 starts. Peter Lambert owns the higher strikeout rate at 23.5%. George Kirby has the lower walk rate at 5.2%. George Kirby has produced the stronger ground-ball rate at 44.9%. Peter Lambert has allowed the lower home-run rate at 1.0 per nine innings.
Seattle is batting .219 in their past 25 games with a .293 OBP. Astros hit .250 in their past 24 games with a .334 OBP. Kirby on the road has an ERA of 4.10 with .476 slugging percentage against. Astros bullpen in elite recent and 24 game form and the Mariners are poor over these periods. Seattle has lost 16 of 25 with a -9.5-unit loss. Astros have won 15 of 24 with a +3.1-unit return. Play Houston
