dailyloe.com – The Seattle Mariners host the Houston Astros for a four-game series starting Friday, April 10, 2026.
The Mariners enter the series with a 4-9 record amid a five-game losing streak.
The Astros hold a 6-7 record after a difficult road trip.
Seattle’s playoff odds have dropped from 80.9% to 66.5% since Opening Day.
They remain the favorite to win their division, however.
The team has the second-best playoff odds in the American League.
Emerson Hancock will start Game 1 for the Mariners on Friday.
He will face Astros starter Tatsuya Imai at 6:40 pm.
FanGraphs gives the Mariners a 53.8% win probability for that game.
Luis Castillo starts Saturday’s game for Seattle against Lance McCullers Jr.
Logan Gilbert faces Cody Bolton in Sunday’s afternoon matchup.
George Kirby will start the series finale on Monday against Mike Burrows.
The Mariners hold a batting edge with a 113 wRC+, ranking second in the AL.
The Astros’ batting wRC+ is 100, ranking seventh in the league.
Houston holds advantages in fielding, starting pitching, and bullpen metrics.
The Astros’ road trip has been a nightmare, according to the source.
They were roughed up by the Oakland Athletics in Sacramento.
Houston scored just twice over their final two games in Colorado.
Their pitching staff has been decimated by injuries early this season.
Hunter Brown was placed on the injured list with a shoulder injury.
Cristian Javier exited his last start after throwing just one inning.
It is still too early to panic about the Mariners’ place in the standings.
There is still more than 90% of the season left to play.
A slow start in April can impact the standings in September.
Every April loss means a thinner margin for error later in the summer.
This is not the way the Mariners wanted to start the season.
Maybe getting this rough patch out early is a good thing.[]
Source: Lookout Landing
