Playing without all of Carlos Correa, Yainer Diaz and Jeremy Peña caught up to the Astros, who scored one run in their final 18 innings of a series loss in Cincinnati to fall nine games below. 500. The defending AL West Champion Seattle Mariners come to town on Monday. Tyler Stafford and The Athletic's Chandler Rome preview the series and discuss what can be done to mask the offense's absences before weighing in on a controversial decision made by manager Joe Espada.

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Playing without all of Carlos Correa, Yainer Diaz and Jeremy Pe&ntilde;a caught up to the Astros, who scored one run in their final 18 innings of a series loss in Cincinnati to fall nine games below. 500. The defending AL West Champion Seattle Mariners come to town on Monday. Tyler Stafford and The Athletic's Chandler Rome preview the series and discuss what can be done to mask the offense's absences before weighing in on a controversial decision made by manager Joe Espada.
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Banged-Up Astros Limp Into Crucial Mariners Showdown

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