Seattle Mariners vs Houston Astros 8/14/2020 Picks Predictions Previews

Seattle Mariners vs Houston Astros 8/14/2020 Picks Predictions Previews
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On Friday, an AL West division game is all set to get underway as the Settle Mariners take the road to open their first game against the Houston Astros. The Mariners will try to hold some ground here, especially after their 2-1 defeat in their last game against Texas Rangers. Seattle is sitting at the bottom of the AL West with a 7-13 overall record. The Mariners are struggling to make ends meet with their weak offense and unbalanced defense. Seattle has a long way to get back on track as they need to take out every team that covers their way. Seattle is six games behind Oakland Athletics in the top spot.

The Mariners are on a two-game losing streak and they surrendered a total of 13 runs to the Rangers in their last three games. The Mariners were successful in their opening match when they smashed 10 runs to victory restricting the Rangers to just two. Seattle failed to keep the momentum in their last two games. Last night, the Mariners gave up seven runs and scored just four off the plate. Daniel Vogelback took the lead with one homer and two RBIs. Austin Nola was the other player to contribute a double and a solo homer.

Seattle Mariners vs Houston Astros Predictions 8/14/2020

Houston Astros have not performed up to the expectation of the runner up World Series champion this year. The Astros started out promising, but they are holding an 8-10 record in the third spot. Houston declined from their second position and let the Rangers take their spot. The Astros were swept clean by the Athletics in their three-game series, but they managed to get past the Giants in their last series with a 2-1 record. Houston was expected to win all games against the Giants since they have the potential to do so.

In their last outing, the Astros scored five runs and restricted the Giants to one. The leading batsman to contribute one homer and three RBIs was Martin Maldonado. The other notable players were Alex Bregman, Carlos Correa and Josh Reddick. Starting pitcher Zack Greinke reaped the benefit and improved to 1-0 on the season. Houston is all set to turn in Framber Valdez as their starter in this game. Valdez is holding an ERA of 2.04 with a 0-2 record and 19 strikeouts this season. The interesting part is that Valdez holds a 2-0 record against the Mariners.

Seattle Mariners vs Houston Astros. The MLB pick for this match is Houston Astros -1.5. The Astros will need to make up for all their mistakes and there is no better opportunity than to start with the Mariners. Houston will do well with Valdez on the mound with some support from the plate. Adding to the advantage is the Astros playing at their home field. Back Houston to win the first game. Final Score Prediction, Houston Astros win 5-3.

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