April 12, 2026 9:20 am EDT
The Houston Astros carry a six-game losing streak into a home contest versus the Seattle Mariners, at 4:10 p.m. ET on Sunday. Logan Gilbert (0-2, 5.40 ERA) will start for the Mariners, who are 6-9 this season and fifth in the AL West. Cody Bolton (0-0, 3.68 ERA) is expected to start for the Astros, who are 6-9 and fourth 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), Brendan Donovan: day-to-day (Illness)
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), Jeremy Pena: day-to-day (Knee)
Stats to know
Randy Arozarena is hitting for a .255 BA, .397 OBP and .373 SLG with a 19% strikeout rate and a 14.3% walk rate. His OPS is .769 and he has scored 10 runs. In 63 plate appearances, he has hit one home run and driven in six runs. Arozarena has been crafty on the base paths, recording three steals on three attempts.
In 58 plate appearances, Cole Young has hit two long balls, tallied eight RBIs and scored 11 runs (11th in MLB). He is batting .269/.345/.462 and has posted a 27.6% strikeout rate and an 8.6% walk rate.
Yordan Alvarez is hitting for a .360 BA, .515 OBP and .800 SLG with a 10.3% strikeout rate and a 20.6% walk rate. His OPS is 1.315, which ranks 1st in MLB, and he has scored 12 runs. In 68 plate appearances, he has hit six home runs (1st in MLB) and driven in 14 runs (5th in MLB). Alvarez has recorded one steal on one attempt.
In 61 plate appearances, Christian Walker has slashed .315/.393/.593 this season. He has hit three long balls and driven in 13 runs (7th in MLB) with a strikeout rate of 13.1% and a walk rate of 11.5%. and has scored 10 runs (20th in MLB).
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