Astros vs. Mariners: Key Matchup with Playoff Implications

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00:00We start in Houston. The Astros host the Mariners. Minus 132.

00:09Houston, the slight home favorite against Seattle. Total,

00:13seven and a half. If Houston wins tonight, they clinch. They

00:17have a five-game lead in the American League West over

00:20Seattle but the M's not out of it necessarily despite the

00:24divisional standings. They're only two games back of those

00:28struggling teams in the American League wildcard chase

00:30as well. Yeah, they can win this game tonight. No doubt

00:33about it. Now, there's only eight total pitchers on the

00:35card and if you go back and take a look at those twenty

00:37minimum innings here, guess who's number one and number

00:40two on the card? It's Hunter Brown and it's Bryce Miller.

00:42Both the pitchers in this ballgame in a playoff

00:45atmosphere. Understandably, wouldn't you like the under

00:47just a little bit more if it wasn't Seattle, not Houston but

00:49still nonetheless, I don't see too many base hits in this

00:52baseball game and also, when we talk about kitchen sink

00:55games, Ben, there is no tomorrow for the Seattle

00:58Mariners which means they're not going to look at a game

01:00like, hey, we just threw two relievers over the weekend. We

01:02want to give them the day off. There is no more of that. They

01:04have to win every single game here on out if they want to

01:07make the playoffs but as you said, they're not going to win

01:09the division but is there a legitimate chance that they can

01:11make the playoffs as a wildcard? They win tonight. You

01:14get that half game from some teams that aren't even playing

01:17tonight and away you go into this final week. Must win game.

01:20Coin flip on the mound. Give me the under seven and a half. I

01:23don't think we get eight runs tonight. Two good pitchers on

01:25the mound.