dailyloe.com – The Seattle Mariners host the Houston Astros for Game 15 of their season tonight at T-Mobile Park. First pitch is scheduled for 6:40 PM Pacific Time. The game will be broadcast on Mariners TV and radio.
Lance McCullers is scheduled to start for the Houston Astros. His injury history makes his start uncertain according to the preview. The Astros pitching staff is dealing with several issues currently.
Tatsuya Imai is headed to Houston for medical evaluation of a tired arm. JP France was sent back to Sugar Land. Jayden Murray was recalled to take his place.
The Mariners will start Luis Castillo. He has looked like himself through his first two starts. He had bad BABIP luck in his last start according to the preview.
Castillo is increasing his four-seamer and slider usage. He is decreasing his sinker and changeup usage. This is giving him more strikeouts. It also makes him more prone to damage when hitters connect.
This pitching approach is a recipe for looking good at T-Mobile Park in April. The Mariners scored nine runs in their previous game. They did so primarily via walks according to the preview.
Brendan Donovan has another day off to recover from an illness. J.P. Crawford will again bat at the top of the Mariners lineup. The preview author finds this aesthetically pleasing.
The Houston Astros have a shuffled lineup from yesterday. Regular catcher Yainer Diaz is back in the lineup. Jose Altuve heads back into the field.
This move allows Yordan Álvarez to serve as the designated hitter. It shifts Isaac Peredes off of second base. It creates a spot in the outfield for Taylor Trammell.
The lineup shuffling gives the Astros’ two Christians the day off. The preview suggests this maybe should have happened the past Sunday instead. The game preview was written by Zach Mason.[]
Source: Lookout Landing
