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Mariners Pregame: M’s streaking on the road; lineups and starters

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Sam Gaviglio throws against the Detroit Tigers on June 19, 2017, in Seattle. Gaviglio faces the first-place Houston Astros on Tuesday night. (Elaine Thompson / Associated Press)
By Dave Nichols daven@spokesman.com(509) 459-5441

Game 95: Seattle Mariners (47-47) vs. Houston Astros (62-31) at 5:10 p.m at Minute Maid Park in Houston.

Seattle slugged four home runs and won in comeback fashion on Monday night, topping the Astros 9-7. The Mariners have won four consecutive games after falling behind.

The four-game streak is tied for third-longest in club history. There have been only two longer streaks: six games, from Sept. 21-26, 1980 and five games, from Aug. 27-31, 2004.

Seattle has won five straight games and six of the last seven since July 17. A win on Tuesday would give the Mariners a season-high tying six straight wins this season.

Houston is 6-4 in its last 10 games. The Astros own a 29-20 home record. Houston in 15.5 games ahead of second-place Seattle in the A.L. West, the largest division lead in MLB.

TRANSACTION: RHP Sam Gaviglio was recalled to make Tuesday’s start. OF Boog Powell was returned to AAA-Tacoma to make room on the active roster.

Lineups and starters

Courtesy @MarinersPR
Courtesy @MarinersPR

Starters: RHP Sam Gaviglio (3-4, 4.31) vs. RHP Brad Peacock (7-1, 2.63)

Mariners Notes

  • This month, Seattle has scored 56.1 percent of their runs via the home run. 32 of the 57 runs this month have come via the home run, the second-most, behind Texas (57.9 percent). Seattle has hit nine home runs in the last three games, including for on Monday.
  • Seattle is 12-5 over its last 17 road games. In that stretch, the club is hitting .296. The team began season with one win in first 10 road games and were 8-20 on road through 28 games.
  • Over the last 44 games, Seattle has averaged 5.52 runs per game, which ranks third in MLB since May 28 behind Houston (7.14) and Washington (5.68).
  • SS Jean Segura is batting .355 (54 for 152) on the road, fifth-best in Major Leagues and second-best in the American League.

This Day in Mariners History

In 1988, Gene Walter set a Mariner record that also tied the American League mark with four balks in a nine-inning game.

In 1991, The Mariners set a team record by scoring 10 runs in the eighth inning at Milwaukee. Ken Griffey Jr. and Omar Vizquel had five hits apiece in the game. Erik Hanson blanked Milwaukee 12-0.