As great as it was to escape Florida without getting swept, the Mariners aren’t out of the woods yet on this road trip. All that stands between them and getting back to T-Mobile Park are the Astros in their home turf, and reader, this is not the depleted Houston squad we saw in the opening homestand.
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Yordan Álvarez instantly makes the Astros’ lineup that much scarier, and their 1-6 is as menacing as ever. Thankfully, Jake Odorizzi has had a rough start to the season, and if that current trend holds, the bats should be able to get to him.