Astros at Mariners Game Discussion: 9/23/2026

· Yahoo Sports

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 22: Isaac Paredes #15 of the Houston Astros celebrates his solo home run against the Seattle Mariners during the sixth inning at T-Mobile Park on September 22, 2026 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images) | Getty Images

TONIGHT’S GAME: The Houston Astros (78-79) will continue their final road trip of the regular season with the second game of two-game series against the Seattle Mariners (73-84) at T-Mobile Park.

RHP Ethan Pecko (1-0, 3.77 ERA) will be on the mound for the Astros, opposite RHP George Kirby (9-11, 4.24 ERA).

Visit biznow.biz for more information.

TONIGHT’S BROADCASTS: Tonight’s game will be televised by ESPN with Mike Ferrin and Eduardo Perez on the call. The Astros English radio broadcast can be heard on SportsTalk 790 with Robert Ford and Steve Sparks behind the mic. Francisco Romero and Alex Treviño will call the Astros Spanish broadcast on TUDN 102.9 FM.

THE POSTSEASON CHASE: The Astros and Rangers are locked in a tight race down the stretch for the AL West with the two teams having the same record with five games left to play. The Astros own the tiebreaker over the Rangers with a season series victory (9-4 record).

VS. THE M’S: This is the final series between the Astros and Mariners this season, with the two clubs last seeing each other from Aug. 14-16 at Daikin Park. The Astros have gone 3-9 vs. Seattle this season. The Astros also own an overall regular season record of 135-106 against the Mariners, including a 65-48 record at T-Mobile Park.

ROAD WARRIORS: Tonight is the second game of a six-game road trip for the Astros. Since going 1-9 on the first road trip of the 2026 season, the Astros have gone 38-28 (.576) on the road since April 14, which ranks third in the AL in that span.

LAST NIGHT’S GAME: The Astros shutout the Mariners, 7-0 at T-Mobile Park last night. RHP Cristian Javier made the start for the Astros and tossed 2.0 scoreless innings before leaving due to an injury. 1B Christian Walker (1×5, HR, 3 RBI), DH Yordan Alvarez (2×4, HR, 3 RBI) and 3B Isaac Paredes (2×4, HR, RBI) each homered for the Astros leading the way offensively. The Astros bullpen combined to toss 7.0 scoreless innings with seven strikeouts.

GOIN’ DEEP: The Astros have hit 212 homers as a team this year and have hit 200-plus homers in a single season for the 10th time in franchise history (last, 222 HR in 2023). The Astros rank second in the AL in home runs this season behind only the Yankees (217).

TWO-OUT MAGIC: The Astros lead the American League in two-out runs with 308 on the season, trailing only the Cubs (329) in the Majors. 3B Isaac Paredes leads this effort, as he holds the Major League lead with 45 two-out RBI, directly ahead of CHC OF Pete Crow-Armstrong (44 RBI).

NO. 200: 1B Christian Walker recorded his 200th home run of his career last night with a three-run home run in the third inning. He became the 34th active player in the Majors to record 200 career HR.

TODAY’S ROSTER MOVES: The Astros have placed RHP Cristian Javier on the 15-day IL (right groin strain). To take his place on the active roster, the Astros have selected LHP Josh Hendrickson (#61) from Triple A Sugar Land. To make room for Hendrickson on the 40-man roster, Houston recalled OF Jake Meyers (left knee fracture) and placed him on the 60-day IL.

THE CASE FOR THE MVP:DH Yordan Alvarez is a solid candidate for the AL MVP Award. Alvarez leads the American League in OPS (1.033), slugging percentage (.601), OBP (.431), batting average (.314), total bases (329), walks (106), IBB (33), wRC+ (180), OPS+ (.190) and extra-base hits (74). He also ranks tied for first in home runs (41), second in RBI (102), third in hits (172), fifth in runs (99), and tied for fourth in doubles (32).

TRIPLE THREAT: DH Yordan Alvarez currently ranks first or second in the AL in all three Triple Crown categories. He enters tonight leading the AL in batting avg. (.314), while ranking tied for first in HR (41) and second in RBI (102). Since Carl Yastrzemski won the AL Triple Crown in 1967, there has been just one Triple Crown winner in the Majors, Miguel Cabrera in 2012 (AL)

THE FIREMAN: LHP Josh Hader has converted 26 consecutive save chances to open his season, which is the Astros record. Should Hader finish the season without a blown save, he would become the seventh pitcher in MLB history to post 26-plus saves without a blown save. The last Major Leaguer to do so was RHP Ken Giles in 2018 (26 SV).

RACKING UP K’S: RHP Bryan Abreu has posted 527 career strikeouts, which ranks fourth among relievers in Astros history. He’s closing in on third-place RHP Dave Smith (529), needing only two strikeouts to match the Astros reliever from the 1980s. LHP Billy Wagner (694) and RHP Brad Lidge (557) sit atop that all-time list.

STRONG SEPTEMBERS: 3B Isaac Paredes has a 1.004 OPS this month to go along with a team-leading 18 RBI, which ranks tied for second in the AL. C Yainer Diaz is also having a strong September, as he’s hitting .361 (22×61) with three homers, seven RBI and a .948 OPS in 18 games (15 starts) this month.

STARTING STRONG: In the Astros 19 games in September, their starters have combined for a 2.83 ERA (28ER/89IP), which is the third-lowest ERA in the American League for the month behind

TODAY IN ASTROS HISTORY:1986 – In a 4-0 win over the Dodgers in the Dome, LHP Jim Deshaies strikes out the first 8 batters that he faces to set a MLB record. The string of punchouts ends when Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda pinch-hits for his starting pitcher Dennis Powell with Larry See, who pops up to end the top of the 3rd inning. Deshaies ends up with a 2-hit, shutout, tallying 10 K’s overall.

Game Info

Game Date/Time: Wednesday, September 23, 9:10 p.m. CT

Location: T-Mobile Park, Seattle, WA

TV: ESPN

Radio: KBME 790 AM & 94.5 FM HD2; KTRH 740 AM; TUDN 102.9 FM HD2 (Spanish)

Read full story at source