Mike Leake Struggling In July

Seattle Mariners starter Mike Leake was lit up by the Angels for the second time in as many starts in the Mariners 9-3 loss Tuesday night. Leake lasted only four innings, getting battered around for 11 hits and five earned runs to raise his ERA to 4.36 on the season. After posting a 2.57 ERA... Read More

Alex Bregman Slashing .317/.410/.606 Against Left-Handers

Houston Astros infielder Alex Bregman will go up against A's expected starter, left-hander Sean Manaea, on Tuesday night in Houston. Bregman has been on fire for weeks now and has been doing serious damage against lefties this season. In 104 at-bats against southpaw's, Bregman is slashing .317/.410/.606 with six home runs, 10 doubles, 18 runs... Read More

George Springer Has Favorable Matchup For Tuesday

Houston Astros outfielder George Springer has been struggling for over a month now but has a favorable matchup Tuesday against the A's. Springer will go up against expected A's starter Sean Manaea and Springer is already 3-for-6 against the lefty this season. The Astros leadoff man went 2-for-4 Monday night for his first multi-hit game... Read More

Jean Segura Lands On Fan Vote For Final All-Star Spot

Seattle Mariners shortstop Jean Segura will need help from the fans if he hopes to represent the Mariners at the All-Star game this season. Segura is on the final fan ballot to make the All-Star team and certainly deserves the consideration. Segura has been a consistent hit-machine all season long and currently in second in... Read More

Mitch Haniger Named To First All-Star Team

Seattle Mariners outfielder Mitch Haniger has been named as a reserve for the 2018 All-Star team, per mlb.com. Haniger came into the season as a breakout candidate in fantasy and he has delivered on that potential, hitting .271 with 17 home runs and 62 runs batted in heading into this week's action. Haniger flashed some... Read More

Ryon Healy Has Four Home Runs Over Last 11 Games

Seattle Mariners first baseman Ryon Healy has turned on the power over the last two weeks, popping four home runs with 11 runs batted in over his last 11 games played. Healy now is slashing .246/.269/.500 over his last 30 games played with nine home runs and now has 18 bombs on the season. Healy... Read More

Gerrit Cole Goes For 10th Win Monday Night

Houston Astros starter Gerrit Cole (9-2) will go for his 10th win Monday night when the team opens up a series with the A's. This will be the fourth time Cole has faced the A's already this season and is 2-0 with 27 strikeouts in 18 2/3 innings pitched against them. He did get touched... Read More

George Springer Remains In Deep Slump

Houston Astros outfielder George Springer is still stuck in one of the longest hitting droughts of his career heading into Monday night's action against the A's. Springer has been brutal, slashing .091/.206/.109 over his last 55 at-bats with only one run batted in. In fact, he has driven in only nine runs over his last... Read More

Yuli Gurriel Hopes To Continue Hot Streak Against A's

Houston Astros first baseman Yuli Gurriel will look to stay hot when the team opens up a series with the A's on Monday night. Over his last 25 at-bats, Gurriel is slashing .360/.452/.720 with two home runs, three doubles and nine runs batted in over his last seven games played. After a tough first month... Read More

No Timetable On Carlos Correa Return

Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa still has not resumed baseball activities, according to manager A.J. Hinch. It has been two weeks now and the team is steadfast in not rushing their talented shortstop back onto the field. Correa was put on the shelf with what is being called "back stiffness" and clearly the team wants... Read More

Max Stassi Back In Lineup Saturday

Houston Astros catcher Max Stassi will start behind the plate Saturday afternoon against the White Sox. Stassi has been nursing a sore forearm the past few days and backup Tim Federowicz has seen some playing time this week. With veteran catcher Brian McCann on the shelf after undergoing knee surgery, the everyday duties now fall... Read More

James Paxton Has 30 K's In Last 20 Innings Pitched

Seattle Mariners starter James Paxton will face the Rockies Saturday afternoon at Safeco Field. Paxton has put together two really strong starts in a row and has at least nine strikeouts in each of his last three starts. Overall he has punched out 30 hitters over his last 20 innings pitched and now has 145... Read More

Charlie Morton Looks To Continue Domination At Home

Houston Astros starter Charlie Morton will take the ball Saturday afternoon against the White Sox. Morton is having a career season and has been absolutely dominant at home. In 10 starts this season at Minute Maid Park, Morton is 7-1 with a 2.18 ERA, a 1.03 WHIP and 83 strikeouts in only 62 innings pitched.... Read More

Jake Marisnick Optioned To Triple-A

Houston Astros outfielder Jake Marisnick has been demoted to Triple-A for the second time this season heading into Saturday's game against the White Sox. The move was made to make room for the Astros top prospect outfielder Kyle Tucker. It has been a miserable season thus far for Marisnick but was actually in the midst... Read More

Tony Kemp Gets The Start Friday

Houston Astros outfielder Tony Kemp will get the start and play left field Friday night against the White Sox. Kemp will hit ninth and gets the start with the White Sox sending right-hander Reynaldo Lopez to the mound. Kemp has been a spark plug at the bottom of the order for Houston and is hitting... Read More

Edwin Diaz Has Converted 15 Saves In A Row

Seattle Mariners closer Edwin Diaz locked down his 34th save of the season Thursday against the Angels. For Diaz, it was his 15th save in a row, and he has not blown a save since June 1. He currently is the best closer in the game, posting an astounding 75 strikeouts in only 46 innings... Read More

Jean Segura Hitting .291 With Two Strikes

Seattle Mariners shortstop Jean Segura is 12-for-36 (.333) over his last nine games heading into Friday night's action. It has been a stellar season to this point for Segura, as he's slashing .332/.361/.469 with two triples, six home runs, 14 stolen bases, 24 doubles, 46 runs driven in and 60 runs scored this season. In... Read More

Evan Gattis Slugging .914 On First Pitch Of At-Bats

Houston Astros designated hitter Evan Gattis has cooled off over the last week, going 5-for-27 (.185) over his last seven games played. There were few hitters in the game hotter than Gattis in the month of June, as he drove in 30 runs with eight home runs and a .561 slugging percentage. Gattis is doing... Read More

George Springer Hoping Hot Streak Is On The Horizon

Houston Astros outfielder George Springer hit a game-tying RBI single in the ninth inning as the Astros came back to edge the White Sox 4-3 on Thursday. It has been one of the rougher stretches for Houston's All-Star slugger, who is 5-for-53 (.094) over his last 15 games, and he hit only .190 in the... Read More

Yuli Gurriel Hitting .324 Over Last Nine Games

Houston Astros infielder Yuli Gurriel went 2-for-3 with two walks, including the game-winning RBI single in the ninth inning of the Astros 4-3 win over the White Sox on Thursday. Gurriel is now 12-for-37 (.324) over his last nine games played with three home runs, four doubles and nine runs batted in. After a slow... Read More

Lance McCullers Has 2.95 ERA In Night Games

Houston Astros starter Lance McCullers Jr. will take the mound Friday night against the White Sox. McCullers is coming off of a strong month of June, going 2-0 with a 2.81 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP in five starts. McCullers (9-3) also has done his best work pitching in night games. In 12 starts pitching... Read More

Felix Hernandez Good To Make Scheduled Start

Seattle Mariners starter Felix Hernandez has been nursing a sore back but will make his scheduled turn in the rotation Friday against the Rockies. The back bothered Hernandez in his last start but a successful bullpen session has cleared the way for him to pitch. Hernandez carries a 5.11 ERA into Friday but is coming... Read More

Mike Zunino Nursing Twisted Ankle

Updating a previous report, Seattle Mariners catcher Mike Zunino (ankle) is not in the lineup Thursday night against the Angels. Reports indicate Zunino is dealing with a twisted ankle suffered in Wednesday's game. Zunino is second among catchers in home runs (12) but is hitting only .189 this season with 85 strikeouts in 201 at-bats. Chris... Read More

Kyle Seager Hitting .333 Over Last 14 Games

Seattle Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager has raised his level of play since June 20, going 17-for-51 (.333) over his last 14 games. During that span, Seager has five doubles, five home runs, 12 runs batted in and has raised his slugging percentage from .413 to .448. Seager now has 53 runs batted in on... Read More

Mike Zunino Sits Thursday Against Angels

Seattle Mariners catcher Mike Zunino is out of the lineup heading into Thursday night's game against the Angels. Zunino is working with coaches behind the scenes to get his swing back in shape and currently has only three hits over his last 40 at-bats. Zunino came off the bench on Wednesday, drawing a walk and... Read More

Marwin Gonzalez Not In Lineup Thursday

Houston Astros infielder/outfielder Marwin Gonzalez is not in the lineup Thursday against the White Sox. Gonzalez is really struggling recently and has only three hits over his last 45 at-bats. Gonzalez appeared to have turned the corner and had his batting average up to .259 on June 18, but this recent skid has dropped his... Read More

Marco Gonzales Goes For Ninth Win Thursday

Seattle Mariners starter Marco Gonzales (8-5) will go for his ninth win of the season Thursday night against the Angels. The left-hander bounced back from a couple rough outings in his last start by hurling a one-run, complete-game six-hitter against the Royals last Friday. Gonzales has been a pleasant surprise and a stabilizing force in... Read More

Justin Verlander Will Try To Get Back In Win Column

Houston Astros starter Justin Verlander will look to get back on track Thursday against the White Sox. Verlander is having a fantastic season but has lost his past two starts. This is the first bump in the road for the veteran this season, and he has allowed nine runs over his last 11 2/3 innings... Read More

Max Stassi Back In Starting Lineup Thursday

Houston Astros catcher Max Stassi (hand) will start behind the plate Thursday against the White Sox. Stassi returns to the lineup after being removed from Tuesday's game after being hit in the hand. X-rays came back negative and Stassi is back in the lineup as the team opens up a series with the White Sox. The... Read More

Josh Reddick Looks To Stay Hot Thursday Against White Sox

Houston Astros outfielder Josh Reddick has homered in each of the past two games heading into Thursday's matchup against the White Sox. Over his past two games, Reddick is 5-for-10 with one double, two runs scored, two home runs and four runs batted in. The two-game stretch pulled up his batting average from .257 to... Read More