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Purple Row After Dark: Impressive, surprising, concerning

The Colorado Rockies have had the most up-and-down season so far. They were swept on the road by the Miami Marlins; they then took two of three from the Toronto Blue Jays; they took one of three against the Philadelphia Phillies in the Home Opening series; swept the Houston Astros at home; and then were […]

Logan Gilbert’s best start in a year leads Mariners past Houston 6-1

Logan Gilbert needed this game almost as much as I needed Logan Gilbert to have this game. I’ll admit I was nervous at the beginning when the game started with Jose Altuve hitting a line drive into centerfield. But things quickly turned around when Josh Naylor deked a move back to first base that sent […]

7-9: Chart

Mariners 6, Astros 1 Tiffany’s! Cole Young, +0.10 WPACartier! Luke Raley, +0.10 WPABlack Starr Frost Gorham! Randy Arozarena, +0.12 WPATalke to me Harry Winston, tell me all about it! Logan Gilbert, +0.21 WPA Game Thread Comment of the Day

Houston Astros Mourn Passing of Former Player & Manager Phil Garner

The Houston Astros released the following statement on former player and manager Phil Garner, who passed away yesterday after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 76 years old:  “Phil Garner had a tremendous impact on the Houston Astros as both a player and manager. On the field, he spent seven seasons with the […]

Mariners Game #16 Preview and Discussion: HOU at SEA

The Mariners have a chance for their first series victory tonight. I was going to say “sweep” but then I remembered the Mariners and Astros actually wrap up this four-game set tomorrow at 1:10 p.m. Still, this would be as good a time as any to take their first series of 2026. They have the […]

Astros vs. Mariners Game Thread: Game 16 4/12/2026

The Houston Astros (6-9) look to stop a 6-game slide as they play their 3rd of 4 games in Seattle against the Mariners (6-9) at T-Mobile Park. RHP Cody Bolton (0-0, 3.68 ERA) will be on the mound for the Astros opposite RHP Logan Gilbert (0-2, 5.40 ERA) and the Mariners. ABOUT BOLTON: RHP Cody […]

How Much Longer Can Astros Wait for Bryan Abreu to Get Right?

Abreu suffered yet another late inning failure last night in taking the loss against the Mariners. At this point, it’s kind of past ugly. This is full blown concern. What is wrong with Bryan Abreu? Abreu has been one of the most dominant relievers in baseball for the last four seasons. He’s recorded at least […]

Astros Prospect Report: April 11th

Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the results below. AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (9-5) won 3-2 (BOX SCORE) Ullola started for Sugar Land and allowed 1 run over 2.2 innings before leaving with an injury. It appeared to be leg related and not arm related. Fleury went the next […]

Yankees Rivalry Roundup: Mariners stage five-run rally to beat Astros

Saturday’s game against the Rays was not pretty viewing for Yankees fans. The Yankees held two separate late leads against Tampa Bay, but couldn’t hold onto either. In the 10th inning, the Rays took advantage of the auto-runner and bunted the Yankees to death, eventually scoring twice in the frame to overtake the Yankees. With […]

This Week in Purple: Tonal Whiplash

When the Colorado Rockies left Coors Field on Wednesday night they were on top of the world. They had started the week having avoided a sweep at the hands of the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday and proceeded to rattle off three more wins to sweep the usually dominant Houston Astros. It was the Rockies’ first […]

Captain Clutch completes comeback, Mariners walkoff Astros 8-7

The game looked lost early for the Mariners on Saturday. It was not. The Astros were all over Luis Castillo from the jump. They lead 7-2 when they chased him in the fourth inning. Things felt final — some even called it final. But Cal Raleigh homered, Julio Rodríguez homered, and the Mariners offense roared […]

6-9: Chart

Mariners 8, Astros 7 Paper: Randy Arozarena, +.35 WPA Rock: Luis Castillo, -.54 WPA Game Thread Comment of the Day:

Astros vs Mariners Game Thread: Game 15 – 4/11/2026

The Houston Astros (6-8) are in Seattle (5-9) for the second game of a four-game series with the Mariners as they seek to end a five-game slide. RHP Lance McCullers Jr. will be on the mound for the Astros opposite RHP Luis Castillo and the Mariners. ABOUT MCCULLERS: RHP Lance McCullers Jr. is set to […]

Christian Walker Out of Lineup Tonight

Christian Walker is not in the Astros starting lineup tonight. He appears to tweak something in last night’s game: This was something listed in today’s Crawfish Boil as a situation to watch. Walker did attempt to get ready to play tonight: Through 14 games and 53 AB, Walker is batting .321 with a .390 OBP […]

Mariners Invoke the Ancient, Bully Astros 9-6

There’s an impenetrable, opaque blackness to this space. Devoid of the primary sense that humans rely on to orient themselves, you try to parse what information you can through your secondary inputs.  Unfortunately, other senses provides no more insight. It is so painfully, crushingly loud here that you can’t be sure of the source of […]

Astros vs. Mariners Game Thread: Game 14, 4/10/2026

The Houston Astros (6-7) travel to the Mariners (4-9) this evening in Seattle in the first game of a three game series. Astros game three starterRHP Tatsuya Imai will make his thirdstart of the season for the Astros, this time opposite RHP Emerson Hancock and the Mariners. Friday’s TILT: The Astros and Mariners will play the first game of […]

Mariners Game #14 Preview and Discussion: SEA vs HOU, 4/10/26

After a very bad and nasty 1-5 road trip, the Mariners return home for a little 4-game set against their division arch-rivals, the Houston Astros. With the Mariners currently sitting in dead last in the AL West, a win tonight is greatly needed. Tonight also has the distinction of being both Ichiro Statue day and […]

Series Preview: Mariners (4-9) vs. Astros (6-7)

Even in the midst of an ugly five-game losing streak, it’s still too early to panic about the Mariners’ place in the standings. It’s okay to be a little worried, however. There’s still more than 90% of the season left to play, but a sufficiently slow start in April can have an impact on the […]

Mariners News: Brendan Donovan, Jorge Polanco, and Taylor Trammell

Good morning everyone and happy Friday! The Mariners kick off the first of 13 games in a row today with a four-game homestand against the rival Astros. With several Mariners struggling through the first two weeks, this will serve as an opportunity to bounce back. Which player are you picking to right the ship during […]

Do the Astros Need to Make a Big Splash for a Pitcher?

“The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.” — Robert Burns Often the best judge of a general manager’s character is not what happens when things go according to plan, but what happens when those plans go sideways. In some sense, fans will want to hold Dana Brown accountable for not having […]

Astros Legends Series: Art Howe

In our fifth installment of our Legends Series, we sit down with Art Howe, who’s chosen the Bayou City as his permanent home.  Art’s heroics as a player would ultimately launch the Astros into their first ever post-season appearance.   As a manager, he’d go on to win 392 games with the Astros, developing the eventual […]