On deck: Seattle Mariners at Astros

When where: Monday at 6.10 p.m., Tuesday at 7.10 p.m., Wednesday at 1.10 p.m. Minute Maid Park.

TV / radio: ATTSW; 790 a.m. and 1010 a.m. (Spanish) all three games, 740 a.m. on Tuesday.

Jugs: Monday, RHP Lance McCullers Jr. (10-4, 3.20) vs. LHP Yusei Kikuchi (7-7, 4.12); Tuesday, RHP Jake Odorizzi (6-7, 4.32) vs. RHP Logan Gilbert (5-5, 5.14); Wednesday, RHP Jose Urquidy (6-3, 3.42) versus LHP Tyler Anderson (6-9, 4.08).

Astros (79-57) update: This streak is the last of the season for the Astros and Mariners. Houston stands 9-7 against Seattle but was knocked out in the last two games of a three-game run at T-Mobile Park last week. … Among the shortstops in the American League, Carlos Correa is first in home runs (22) and second in OPS (.848), slugging (.482), runs (89) and RBIs (73). … Michael Brantley only beats .228 (13 for 57) in his last 15 games and has no extra base hits during this period. … The Astros have only made five mistakes in their last 27 games.

Mariners (75-62) update: Thanks to a winning streak of five games, Seattle has overtaken Oakland in second place in the AL West despite a minus 46 run differential for the year and is 4½ games behind the Astros with four weeks to go. After winning their last five games, the Mariners are three games behind the Red Sox for the second wildcard and 3½ behind the Yankees for the first. … With a 10-4, 11-inning win in Arizona on Sunday, Seattle improved to 14-4 in extra inning games. … The Mariners have won their last six street games and 10 of their last 12. … In 46 games since the All-Star break, second baseman Ty France has cut .339 / .395 / .511. … Kyle Seager has 17 home runs and 43 RBIs in 46 games since the All-Star hiatus. … Abraham Toro beats .307 (42 for 137) in 36 games since he was taken over by the Astros on July 27th. He has 11 infield hits during that time. … Shortstop hits JP Crawford. 357 (10 for 28) with a .455 on-base percentage in his last seven games.