Mariners vs. Astros: Houston's Dominant Lineup vs. Seattle's Wild Card Dreams
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00:00 (upbeat music)
00:03 - Mariners-Astros, what a big series as Seattle is trying,
00:08 certainly trying to make this push here,
00:10 but running up against this Astros team
00:12 that we've certainly been given a lot of credit to recently
00:15 is no easy task.
00:16 Minus 150 number right now on the FanDuel Sportsbook
00:19 for the Houston Astros, totals an eight and a half.
00:22 - Totals an eight and a half,
00:22 we're probably gonna see some runs tonight.
00:24 Why? Because that Houston Astros lineup is filthy, Kevin.
00:27 Let's just take a look at the top five guys
00:29 that we anticipate in the lineup tonight,
00:31 one through five going up against Bryce Miller.
00:33 Bryce Miller's a right-handed pitcher,
00:34 that's exactly where Houston's been going to town
00:37 at the plate here.
00:38 Look at this, weighted on base percentage,
00:40 Altuve, 459, Bregman, 432, Tucker, 395, Alvarez, 382,
00:45 and then Yaner Diaz, 457.
00:47 That's gonna be tough to hold up,
00:49 but also if you're looking for some RBI prop shots tonight,
00:51 Miller's really struggled, Kevin, with left-handed batters,
00:54 a .323 ISO power number over the past 71 batters he's faced.
00:59 Let's just take a look at some of those lefties
01:00 in the lineup that should be able to do damage,
01:02 right in the middle of that lineup.
01:04 Tucker and Alvarez stick out like a sore thumb there,
01:06 they should be able to do some things.
01:07 Now, flip it over to the other side,
01:09 a guy that has struggled for most of the year,
01:11 maybe rounding in the form,
01:12 and that's bad news for the rest of Major League Baseball,
01:15 that's JP France.
01:16 Take a look at this, Kevin,
01:17 ISO power numbers to his last 123 batters he's faced in 062.
01:22 And how about if we split that up
01:23 between lefty and righty batters?
01:24 048 to lefties, 080 to righties here.
01:28 Tough scene coming into,
01:29 because when you're trying to stay hot
01:31 to make a wild card race,
01:32 technically right now, if the season ended today,
01:34 Houston wouldn't even win the division,
01:35 they would be in the wild card.
01:37 So they both know how anticipated
01:38 this big, this series is going to be,
01:40 but tonight, it's gotta be the Houston Astros for me.
01:42 Too much power at the plate,
01:44 even though a lot of those batters are light
01:46 from the Mariners.
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