Other than, somehow, the Red Sox, there likely isn’t a better starting rotation in the American League at present than the Mariners. It is arguably the deepest staff and boasted the best strikeout rate in baseball (26.8%) and the third-lowest walk rate (5.8%) entering Friday. A daunting matchup for any lineup, especially for one hovering slightly above league average in runs per game (4.58), I mean, these Astros haven’t had much of an issue collecting hits, but scoring runs has become a noticeable struggle at times. Facing George Kirby, Logan Gilbert, and Bryce Miller in a weekend series, already trailing in the division by six games, wasn’t my idea of fun.
Phew, That Was Stressful; Astros Beat Mariners 5-3
