Astros vs. Mariners Game Thread: Game 43, 5/12/2026
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - APRIL 10: Tatsuya Imai #45 of the Houston Astros delivers a pitch during the first inning against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on April 10, 2026 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Jack Compton/Getty Images) | Getty Images TONIGHT’S GAME: The Houston Astros (16-26) will continue their homestand tonight in the second game of a four-game series against the rival Seattle Mariners (20-22). Astros starter RHP Tatsuya Imai (1-0, 7.
27 ERA) returns from the IL today after a bout with arm fatigue to face off against the Mariners and RHP Bryan Woo (2-2, 4. 02 ERA). ASTROS ROSTER MOVES: The Astros have reinstated RHP Tatsuya Imai from the 15-day IL today.
In a corresponding move, the Astros optioned RHP Logan VanWey to Triple A after last night’s game. ABOUT IMAI: RHP Tatsuya Imai is set to make his fourth career Major League start tonight and his first in over a month after missing 26 team games with right arm fatigue. Imai made two minor league starts on his way back, last pitching on May 5 vs.
Triple A Albuquerque (1ER/3IP). In January, the Astros signed Imai to a three-year deal. In 2025, he was an All-Star for the Seibu Lions in the NPB in Japan, where he went 10-5 with a 1.
92 ERA (35ER/163. 2IP) in 24 games. VS.
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