Houston at Seattle 9:40 ET
Mariners over Astros- Wednesday's pitching matchup features a pair of right-handers in Houston's Justin Verlander (3-2, 3.60 ERA) and Seattle's George Kirby (4-5, 4.33). Verlander is 22-10 with a 3.02 ERA in 38 career starts versus Seattle. Kirby is 2-0 with a 1.59 ERA in four outings against the Astros. Kirby didn't get a decision May 3 in a 5-3 loss at Houston in which he allowed just one run on four hits over six innings. The four-game series between the American League West rivals continues Wednesday in Seattle, where the Mariners won the opener on Monday, 3-2. The victory was the third in a row for the division-leading Mariners. Take SEATTLE!