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Houston Astros 7, Seattle Mariners 0

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

9:40 PM ET · T-Mobile ParkGame-day snapshot Sep 24, 2:02 AM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 8, 5:01 AM ET
T-Score52
Houston Astros
81–81 · 1st AL West · T-Score 52
7
7–0
FINAL · 9 innings
Seattle Mariners
76–86 · 3rd AL West · T-Score 44
0
T-Score44
FINAL · 9 innings
Pitching recap
PitcherTeamRoleIPHERBBKP
Cristian JavierHOU
Starter
2.0102245
Miguel UllolaHOU
ReliefWin
2.0100233
Logan GilbertSEA
StarterLoss
4.01042381
Scoring by inning
123456789RHE
HOUHouston Astros1030010207120
SEASeattle Mariners000000000041
Top hitters
Yordan Alvarez2-for-4 · 1 HR · 3 RBI · 1 BB
Christian Walker1-for-5 · 1 HR · 3 RBI
Isaac Paredes2-for-4 · 1 HR · 1 RBI · 1 BB
Jose Altuve2-for-5 · 1 R
Yainer Diaz2-for-5 · 1 R

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherMarinersGilbert leads Javier in P-Score (61 vs 37), WHIP and K/9.
Offense vs handAstrosHouston has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
BullpenAstrosHouston has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Starter formAstrosJavier has a 3.65 ERA over his last five starts, while Gilbert is at 5.53.
Recent formMarinersSeattle has won 5 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.

Pregame contextStarting pitchers

HOU
Cristian Javier RHP
Cristian Javier
Houston Astros
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.31
170th
WHIP
1.46
177th
K/9
8.41
96th
BB/9
3.84
179th
P-Score37i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.48
155th
OPS/R
–
IP
61.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.65
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
SEA
Logan Gilbert RHP
Logan Gilbert
Seattle Mariners
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.69
74th
WHIP
1.06
25th
K/9
9.81
35th
BB/9
2.33
41st
P-Score61i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.42
150th
OPS/R
–
IP
178.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.53
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
7
How the starters differ
·Gilbert allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.06 WHIP compared with 1.46.
·Gilbert enters with a 3.69 ERA compared with Javier's 5.31.
·Gilbert owns a 9.8 K/9 compared with Javier's 8.4.
·Gilbert averages 1.5 more innings per start.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Javier arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam47%93.2
Sweeper27%81.3
Changeup16%85.5
Cutter7%89.1
Knuckle Curve2%77.6
Sinker1%93.1
Slider0%84.7
Gilbert arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam40%96.4
Slider25%86.8
Splitter15%81.9
Changeup7%85.8
Sweeper7%81.2
Cutter5%91.2
Sinker0%93.0
Curveball0%76.5

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Astros vs RHP (Logan Gilbert)
8th
in MLB
0.739OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Mariners vs RHP (Cristian Javier)
21st
in MLB
0.712OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineup strength vs today's starter

Weighted by batting-order spot. Season rates are regressed toward league average before they enter the model.

Updated Sep 22, 7:40 PM ET
HOUHOU
.747
+20 ptsOPS edge
SEASEA
.727

Slight edge: HOU

Full lineup comparison

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Houston AstrosOfficial lineupvs RHP Logan Gilbert
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Gilbert (BvP)
1Jeremy PeñaRSS62.80222.8360-for-8Very small sample
2Yordan AlvarezLDH951.033421.1141-for-7Very small sample
3Isaac ParedesR3B69.80725.8150-for-6Very small sample
4Jose AltuveR2B50.70116.67215-for-38Limited history
5Yainer DiazRC65.77214.7602-for-6Very small sample
6Christian WalkerR1B66.72629.7140-for-3Very small sample
7Taylor TrammellLLF45.6268.6690-for-2Very small sample
8Cam SmithRRF60.66921.6680-for-3Very small sample
9Brice MatthewsRCF30.5877.572No MLB historyNo history
1Jeremy Peña SS · R.277 / .802 · 22 HRvs hand .836 · 0-for-8 · Very small sample62H-Score2Yordan Alvarez DH · L.316 / 1.033 · 42 HRvs hand 1.114 · 1-for-7 · Very small sample95H-Score3Isaac Paredes 3B · R.262 / .807 · 25 HRvs hand .815 · 0-for-6 · Very small sample69H-Score4Jose Altuve 2B · R.250 / .701 · 16 HRvs hand .672 · 15-for-38 · Limited history50H-Score5Yainer Diaz C · R.285 / .772 · 14 HRvs hand .760 · 2-for-6 · Very small sample65H-Score6Christian Walker 1B · R.226 / .726 · 29 HRvs hand .714 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample66H-Score7Taylor Trammell LF · L.192 / .626 · 8 HRvs hand .669 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample45H-Score8Cam Smith RF · R.210 / .669 · 21 HRvs hand .668 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample60H-Score9Brice Matthews CF · R.201 / .587 · 7 HRvs hand .572 · No MLB history · No history30H-Score
Seattle MarinersOfficial lineupvs RHP Cristian Javier
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Javier (BvP)
1J.P. CrawfordLSS58.68714.6911-for-3Very small sample
2Randy ArozarenaRLF78.86526.8270-for-1Very small sample
3Dominic CanzoneLDH76.82023.808No MLB historyNo history
4Cal RaleighSC60.66423.6802-for-2Very small sample
5Julio RodríguezRCF63.70822.7231-for-4Very small sample
6Josh NaylorL1B52.66710.6602-for-8Very small sample
7Cole YoungL2B58.69317.744No MLB historyNo history
8Lazaro MontesLRF—.78641.035No MLB historyNo history
9Brock RoddenSSS—.5850.585No MLB historyNo history
1J.P. Crawford SS · L.221 / .687 · 14 HRvs hand .691 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample58H-Score2Randy Arozarena LF · R.281 / .865 · 26 HRvs hand .827 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample78H-Score3Dominic Canzone DH · L.264 / .820 · 23 HRvs hand .808 · No MLB history · No history76H-Score4Cal Raleigh C · S.182 / .664 · 23 HRvs hand .680 · 2-for-2 · Very small sample60H-Score5Julio Rodríguez CF · R.247 / .708 · 22 HRvs hand .723 · 1-for-4 · Very small sample63H-Score6Josh Naylor 1B · L.261 / .667 · 10 HRvs hand .660 · 2-for-8 · Very small sample52H-Score7Cole Young 2B · L.246 / .693 · 17 HRvs hand .744 · No MLB history · No history58H-Score8Lazaro Montes RF · L.212 / .786 · 4 HRvs hand 1.035 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score9Brock Rodden SS · S.197 / .585 · 0 HRvs hand .585 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseHOUHOU·SEASEA
AVG.242 19th.233 29th
OPS.732 7th.693 27th
Home runs226 1st182 16th
Runs734 13th664 28th
OBP.315 19th.314 20th
SLG.417 5th.379 28th
PitchingHOUHOU·SEASEA
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.45vs4.20
HOUSEA
WHIP1.34vs1.27
HOUSEA
K/98.8vs8.8
HOUSEA
HR Allowed204vs194
HOUSEA
BullpenHOUHOU·SEASEA
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.77vs4.13
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.23vs1.35
no league rank
Saves49vs35
HOUSEA
ResultsHOUHOU·SEASEA
+30515th
Run differential
+19926th
81–81 Record76–86
3–7 Last 105–5
Last 10 games
Houston Astros (3–7)
L
L
L
W
L
W
L
L
L
W
Seattle Mariners (5–5)
W
L
W
W
L
L
L
W
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
5—8
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Astros?+
Cristian Javier (5.31 ERA, 2–6) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Mariners?+
Logan Gilbert (3.69 ERA, 12–10) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
9:40 PM ET at T-Mobile Park.
Where is the game being played?+
T-Mobile Park, home of the Seattle Mariners.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Astros and Mariners performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Mariners 8–5 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Cristian Javier is at 37; Logan Gilbert is at 61. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.