The Houston Astros are a monstrous favorite over Seattle Mariners Sunday afternoon. It should come as no surprise though after winning 15 straight head-to-head matchups and the first two games of this series by a 15-4 run differential.

Today the Astros send out Zack Greinke (2019: 18-5, 2.93 ERA) to the mound. Greinke is 7-1 with a 1.85 ERA in 14 outings (12 starts) versus the Mariners who counter with Yusei Kikuchi (2019: 6-11, 5.46 ERA). The 29-year-old left-hander will make just his second season in the majors. In four career starts against the Astros, Kikuchi is 0-2 with an ERA of 5.40 and I think this will be another tough outing for the Japan native.

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