The Astros face the Mariners in the ALDS beginning Tuesday. jeffbalke gives us four things to watch for. LevelUp
The wait will be over on Tuesday for the Astros as the Mariners come to town riding high off of a two-game sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays in the Wild Card series. Seattle is in its first postseason in two decades and bested a team picked by many early in the season to reach the World Series. The Astros have been waiting patiently thanks to the best record in baseball.
There are plenty of storylines in this one including how raucous the Mariners home crowd will be, how Astros pitching, which has been so dominant all year, will fare, and how a pair of rookies will do facing one another.The Astros are 16-3 against the Mariners this season and beat them by 17 games in the American League West. But the Mariners added ace Luis Castillo at the trade deadline after the two teams had faced off for the final time.
The Astros rookie shortstop and Mariners rookie outfielder are friends. They also are critical components to both their teams success, but what they mean to their respective teams is quite different. As important as Peña has been replacing Carlos Correa in the offseason, not a ton was expected of him, whereas Rodriguez, who signed a unique and massive contract during the season, is the lynch pin to the Mariners lineup.
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