Mariners Game #43 Preview and Discussion: SEA at HOU, 5/12
Cool off with some baseball in a ballpark named for an HVAC company
May 11, 2026; Houston, Texas, USA; Seattle Mariners center fielder Julio Rodriguez (44) celebrates with shortstop J. P. Crawford (3) after hitting a home run during the third inning against the Houston Astros at Daikin Park.
Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images | Troy Taormina-Imagn Images The Mariners and Astros face off in the second game of a four-game set tonight. Bryan Woo gets the ball for the Mariners with an eight-game win streak against Houston on the line. He’s coming off a bounce-back win in last Wednesday’s rubber game against the Braves, where he allowed only one hit and struck out nine in six innings of work.
Prior to then, Woo had been shellacked for 13 earned runs over nine innings in his previous two appearances against the Cardinals and Royals. (Our own Zach Mason is waiting with bated breath for tonight’s matchup. ) The Astros will counter with right-hander Tatsuya Imai, who was reinstated from the injured list today.
Imai missed just over a month due to fatigue in his pitching arm; his last outing was against the Mariners at T-Mobile Park on April 10, a start where he walked four hitters and threw only 37 pitches before being pulled after only a third of an inning. Lineups It’s Care Bears Night at Daikin Park, apparently. Game Information First Pitch: 5:10 p.