After rallying to take a 5-4 lead, Bryan Abreu and Josh Hader can't hold the advantage as Houston lost its seventh in last eight games.

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros aim to end their three-game losing streak with a victory over the Seattle Mariners. Seattle has a 53-45 record overall and a 27-21 record at home. The Mariners are 20-13 in games decided by one run.

The Seattle Mariners took two-of-three games from the division-rival Houston Astros over the weekend, picking up a game in the American League West standings in

The Houston Astros and the Seattle Mariners play the middle contest of a 3-game series Saturday at T-Mobile Park in Seattle.

Christian Walker hit a go-ahead solo homer in the sixth inning as the Houston Astros rallied from an early three-run deficit and beat the Seattle Mariners 11-3 to avoid a series sweep.

Houston's run prevention machine has broken down in July, putting undue pressure on a lineup that is ill-equipped to carry an entire team.

"They need pitchers that are close to ready," an Arizona insider says of the Diamondbacks, a potential Seattle Mariners trade deadline fit.

After taking two-of-three from the Houston Astros over the weekend, the Seattle Mariners should be flying high, but instead they are in a precarious position as