George Kirby and the Seattle Mariners will take the mound against Ronel Blanco and the Houston Astros on Friday night.
The Seattle Mariners will head on the road this weekend to open up a three-game series at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, against the hometown Houston Astros on Friday night. This will be the first game this season between these two teams. The Mariners come into this series just over the .500 mark at 17-14 overall. They sit on top of the American League West with a half-game lead over the Texas Rangers. They also won two of three games against a divisional leader in the Atlanta Braves earlier this week. The Astros have dropped to 10-20 overall dropping to the last-placed team in the American League West just a half-game behind the Los Angeles Angels and 6.5 games back from the Mariners.
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George Kirby will get the start on the mound tonight for Seattle in the opening game. The right-hander is 3-2 this season with a 4.18 ERA and 38 strikeouts over 32.1 innings. He lasted 7.0 innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks in his last start allowing no runs on just two hits with 12 strikeouts in an elite performance.
Houston will start the game in the top of the first inning with Ronel Blanco. The right-hander is undefeated this season with a 3-0 record and a 1.65 ERA. He has struck out 30 total batters in 32.2 innings. He pitched 5.2 innings allowing two earned runs on five hits with eight strikeouts in a 12-4 win against the Colorado Rockies.
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