Houston at Seattle

Lloyd McClendon has not been happy with the way the middle of his order has been swinging the bats, and let them know before yesterday's series opener vs. Houston. They responded rather loudly as the heart of the order went a collective 7-14, driving in all five runs for a 5-2 Mariners win. They will be tested tonight vs. Dallas Keuchel who owns an 8-2 record on the season, backed by a 2.04 ERA. However, Keuchel is just 3-3 in his career vs. the Mariners. Taijuan Walker has a 5 ERA on the season, but at one point it was as high as 7.33, and Walker has started to figure things out, as he has won three of his last four starts. Houston has really stumbled on the road at 2-8 in their last 10, and the M's have responded quite well to anticipated pitcher's duels, as they are 13-3 in their last 16 to a total of 6.5 or less. Take the home team Seattle.