The Houston Astros (6-8) are in Seattle (5-9) for the second game of a four-game series with the Mariners as they seek to end a five-game slide.
RHP Lance McCullers Jr. will be on the mound for the Astros opposite RHP Luis Castillo and the Mariners.
ABOUT MCCULLERS: RHP Lance McCullers Jr. is set to make his third start of the season.
In his last start on April 5 at ATH, he allowed three runs on five hits and three walks with four strikeouts in four innings.
He also tossed seven innings of one-run ball
in his season debut on March 30 vs. BOS, which was his longest outing since Sept. 21, 2022 at TB, where he also went 7.0 innings. It was his first quality start and win since July 4, 2025 at LAD.
AGAINST THE MARINERS: The Astros and Mariners face each other tonight for the second of 13 scheduled matchups in 2026. The Astros went 5-8 against the Mariners in 2025, including 2-4 record at T-Mobile Park.
Houston owns a 132-98 all-time regular season record against Seattle. The Mariners will travel to Daikin Park for the first of two road trips to Houston from May 11-14 for a four-game series.
TUVE VS. THE MARINERS: 2B Jose Altuve has hit .311 (242×779) with 48 doubles, 21 homers, 96 RBI and an .828 OPS in 191 career games against the Mariners. He already ranks third all-time in hits vs. SEA, trailing only Cal Ripken Jr. (261) and Michael Young (259), and ranks eighth all-time in games played vs. the Mariners.
ON THE MEND: LHP Bennett Sousa will begin a rehab assignment with Triple A Sugar Land tonight. He began the season on the Injured List due to a left oblique strain.
TODAY’S ROSTER MOVE: The Astros have optioned RHP J.P. France to Triple A Sugar Land. To take his place on the active roster, the Astros recalled RHP Jayden Murray.
IMAI UPDATE: RHP Tatsuya Imai flew back to Houston today for further evaluation due to right arm fatigue.
ROAD TRIP: Tonight is the eighth game of a 10game road trip for the Astros.
The Astros are 1-6 so far on this road trip.
Houston went 41-40 on the road last season.
Following this four-game series in Seattle, the Astros will face the Colorado Rockies for a three-game series at Daikin Park from April 14-16 .
LEAGUE LEADERS: The Astros lead the American League in runs (85), doubles (35), total bases (216), hits (130), walks (71), SLG (.449), OBP (.372) and OPS (.821).
Individually, LF Yordan Alvarez leads the AL in walks (14), OPS (1.266) and OBP (.516).
2B Jose Altuve ranks tied for first in the AL in runs (12) and 1B Christian Walker ranks second in the AL in doubles (6) and tied for second in RBI (13).
NO. 1000: C Christian Vázquez and 1B Christian Walker each appeared in their 1,000th career game last night vs. SEA.
Vázquez ranks third among active catchers in games, behind KC C Salvador Perez (1,721g) and PHI C J.T. Realmuto (1,383g).
Walker has played in games with Arizona (819g) Houston (168g) and Baltimore (13g).
MOVIN’ ON UP: LF Yordan Alvarez recorded his 175th career home run last night at SEA.
The home run moved into sole possession of seventh place on the Astros all-time home run list, passing franchise icon OF George Springer. Next up on the Astros all-time list is 3B Alex Bregman (191 HR).
TODAY IN ASTROS HISTORY: 2016 – 2B Jose Altuve goes 3×4 with a walk, an RBI and three runs scored in an Astros 8-2 win over the Royals in Houston. This game is the first of a seven-game stretch for Altuve in which he hit .407 (11×27) with eight runs scored, three doubles, three home runs, seven RBI, and a 1.336 OPS en route to being named the AL’s Co-Player of the Week, an honor he shared with the Orioles RF Mark Trumbo.
Game Info
Game Date/Time: Saturday, April 11, 8:40 p.m. CST
Location: T-Mobile Park, Seattle, WA
TV: Space City Home Network
Streaming: SCHN+
Radio: KBME 790 AM & 94.5 FM HD2; KTRH 740 AM; TUDN 102.9 FM HD2 (Spanish)
