On deck: Astros at Seattle Mariners

Pitchers: Friday, RHP Jake Odorizzi (0-0, 4.50) vs. LHP Marco Gonzales (0-1, 9.00); Saturday, RHP Justin Verlander (0-1, 1.80) vs. RHP Chris Flexen (0-1, 6.23); Sunday, RHP José Urquidy (1-0, 1.0) vs. RHP Matt Brash (0-1, 3.38).

Astros (4-2) replace: The Astros’ pitching has been stellar by the season’s first week. Their 1.69 ERA is definitely the most effective in baseball, with the Mets’ 2.51 second getting into Thursday’s play. … The hitting has been one other story. The Astros are slashing .218/.294/.398 as a staff an batting .212 (11-for-52) with runners in scoring place. … Jose Siri (1.356) and Chas McCormick (1.001) have the highest OPS figures on the squad within the early going. Siri is hitting .455 (5-for-11) and has scored a team-leading 5 runs. McCormick is hitting .438 (7-for-16). … After a sturdy 2021, Kyle Tucker is off to a gradual begin, slashing .130/.200/.391.

Mariners (3-4) replace: After taking part in its first seven video games at Minnesota and Chicago, Seattle will get its house opener on Friday. … Amid a sea of paltry Mariners slash strains, shortstop J.P. Crawford’s .417/.500/.542 is an exception. … The profession of extremely touted rookie heart fielder Julio Rodriguez is off to a 2-for-21 (.095) begin. … Second baseman Adam Frazier, a free-agent signee, is 4-for-30 (.133). … Left fielder Jesse Winker and third baseman Eugenio Suarez, acquired final month in a commerce with the Reds, are 3-for-22 (.136) and 4-for-22 (.182), respectively. … Seattle has pitched respectably, posting a 3.51 staff ERA, however the Astros will miss Logan Gilbert (1-0, 0.90 ERA, 0.80 WHIP), who beat the White Sox on Thursday, and Robbie Ray (1-1, 4.73), who received final 12 months’s AL Cy Younger Award with Toronto. … On Thursday, reliever Andres Munoz reached 102.8 and 102.5 mph whereas putting out the aspect within the sixth. These are the Mariners’ quickest pitches since Statcast started monitoring in 2015.