On deck: Seattle Mariners at Astros

When/where: Today at 7:10 p.m., Saturday at 7:15 p.m., Sunday at 1:10 p.m.; Minute Maid Park.

TV/radio: ATTSW today and Sunday, Fox on Saturday; 790 AM, 740 AM, 850 AM (Spanish) and 101.7 FM (Spanish).

Pitchers: Today, LHP Wade Miley (6-4, 3.51) vs. TBD; Saturday, RHP Justin Verlander (10-3, 2.67) vs. LHP Yusei Kikuchi (4-5, 5.11); Sunday, RHP Gerrit Cole (7-5, 3.42) vs. LHP Marco Gonzales (9-6, 4.34).

This Astros from is a the hamstring (50-32) first series update: strain, at Minute George They are Maid Springer 6-1 Park. against is … 5-for-12 In the his Mariners three (.417) games with this a back year. home run that was the 30th leadoff shot of his career. That ties him with Tony Phillips for seventh place in American League history, one behind Chuck Knoblauch. … Jose Altuve has hit in seven consecutive games, going 11-for-31 (.355) to raise his average to .257. … With 2,848 strikeouts, Verlander needs eight to pass Jim Bunning for 18th place on the career list.

Mariners (37-48) update: Seattle started the season 13-2 but has gone 24-46 since. It was in a virtual tie atop the AL West as late as April 29 but now resides in the cellar, 14½ games behind Houston. … The Mariners’ 145 home runs rank second in the majors, as do their 141 allowed. … Only the Orioles (5.93) have an ERA worse than Seattle’s (5.26). … With 60 RBIs, right fielder Domingo Santana is tied with Minnesota’s Eddie Rosario for the AL lead. … Acquired in the offseason from the White Sox, Omar Narvaez has been among the majors’ most productive catchers. He’s slashing .292/.370/.469 with 11 homers, 39 runs and 29 RBIs. … Center fielder Mallex Smith is second in the majors with 21 stolen bases but is slashing a mere .233/.304/.368.