April 13, 2026 9:13 am EDT

The Houston Astros will try to snap a seven-game losing streak when visiting the Seattle Mariners at 4:10 p.m. ET on Monday. George Kirby (1-2, 3.60 ERA) will start for the Mariners, who are 7-9 this season and fourth in the AL West. Mike Burrows (1-2, 5.63 ERA) is starting for the Astros, who are 6-10 and fifth in the AL West.

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Injury reportsMariners

Victor Robles: 10 Day IL (Pectoral), Miles Mastrobuoni: 10 Day IL (Calf), Bryce Miller: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Logan Evans: 60 Day IL (Arm), Carlos Vargas: 60 Day IL (Lat)

Astros

Jake Meyers: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Zach Dezenzo: 10 Day IL (Elbow), Hunter Brown: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Nate Pearson: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Bennett Sousa: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Cristian Javier: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Josh Hader: 15 Day IL (Biceps), Hayden Wesneski: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ronel Blanco: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Brandon Walter: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Cody Bolton: day-to-day (Back), Jeremy Pena: day-to-day (Knee)

Stats to know
Seattle’s Randy Arozarena is slashing .291/.426/.400 this season with one home run, seven RBIs and an OPS of .826. He has a 17.6% strikeout rate and a 14.7% walk rate in 68 plate appearances, and he has scored 12 total runs. Arozarena has recorded three steals on three attempts.
In 62 plate appearances, Cole Young is hitting .259/.355/.444 with a .799 OPS. He has hit two long balls, driven in nine runs and scored 11 times.
Yordan Alvarez has hit six home runs this season, which ranks 2nd in MLB. He has also tallied 14 RBIs (5th in MLB) and has scored 12 runs. In 72 plate appearances, he has recorded a .340 BA, .500 OBP and .755 SLG with a 20.8% walk rate and an 11.1% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording one steal on one attempt.
In 64 plate appearances, Christian Walker has slashed .298/.375/.561 this season. He has hit three long balls and driven in 13 runs (10th in MLB) with a strikeout rate of 14.1% and a walk rate of 10.9%. and has scored 10 runs.

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