The Seattle Mariners will take their 7-4 road record into Minute Maid Park tonight to open a 4-game set with the Houston Astros. The expected starters will be José Urquidy for Houston and Justus Sheffield for Seattle. Urquidy has struggled in the early going, with a record of 0-2, a 5.14 ERA and a 1.38 WHIP. Sheffield’s numbers are not much better, at 1-1, with a 4.86 ERA and a 1.32 WHIP, but he is a southpaw and Houston is just 1-5 in their last 6 games against a left-handed starter. Seattle fell to Boston yesterday, 5-3, but following a loss they are 11-1 in their last 12 and 6-2 in their last 8 as a road dog. The Mariners have taken 2 out of 3 from the Astros this year, and Houston is just 4-6 on the season at Minute Maid Park.
TONIGHT’S PICK: SEATTLE MARINERS