GameDay Preview: How to Watch Houston's Game With Seattle on Tuesday

Two American League West rivals are set to do battle when the American League Division Series get started on Tuesday. The top-seed Houston Astros are well-rested as they set to do battle with the Seattle Mariners in a best-of-five series. Here's how to watch, with gametime and TV information, the latest betting lines, starting lineups and pitching bios.

HOUSTON, Texas — Thanks to claiming the top seed in the American League playoffs, the Houston Astros are well-rested heading into Game 1 of the AL Division Series on Tuesday afternoon against the Seattle Mariners. They've had five days off at are good to go.

But what we've learned from the wild-card round is that home-field advantage hasn't meant much. Three visiting teams — including the Mariners won series on the road to advance. Seattle won back-to-back games in Toronto to advance to the ALDS, with a rematch against their AL West rivals.

The Mariners are in the playoffs for the first time since 2001. The Astros are regulars. They've won three AL pennants in the last five years and won the World Series in 2017. They lost in the World Series in 2019 and 2021.

Here's how to watch Game 1: 

How to watch Mariners at Astros

• Who: Seattle Mariners at Houston Astros
• What: Game 1 of the American League Division Series
• When: 3:37 p.m. ET, Tuesday, Oct. 11
• Where: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
• TV: TBS
• Announcers: Brian Anderson, Jeff Francoeur and Matt Winer
• Stream: Fubo.tv CLICK HERE
• Radio: ESPN 
• Local radio: (Sirius XM Astros broadcast 178, Mariners broadcast 177)
• Announcers: Dave O’Brien, Marly Rivera
• Latest Line: Houston is a huge favorite in Game 1 according to the Fanduel.com website line as of Tuesday morning, with a minus-230 opening line. Seattle is at plus-190. The over-under is 6.5
• Remaining schedule: Game 2 is Thursday at 3:37 p.m. in Houston, with a Wednesday day off. Game 3 and Game 4, if necessary, are in Seattle on Saturday and Sunday, with games times to be determined. If a Game 5 is needed, that will be played in Houston on Monday.

Mariners-Astros series

• These two AL West rivals played 19 games in 2022, with the Astros going 12-7. They were 7-3 at home, and look to get off to a quick start with home games on Tuesday and Thursday. Since the Astros joined the AL West in 2013, they have won the season series seven times, including four in a row. Seattle's three wins in 2013, 2014 and 2018 were all by narrow 10-9 margins. Houston went 18-1 in 2019, setting an MLB record, and in the past four years, they have a 49-18 record over Seattle. They have never met in the postseason before.

Projected starting lineups

• Seattle Mariners: Julio Rodriguez CF, Ty France 1B, Eugenio Suarez 3B, Cal Raleigh C, Mitch Haniger, Carlos Santana DH, Adam Frazier 2B, Jarred Kelenic LF, J.P. Crawford SS, Logan Gilbert P.
• Houston Astros:  Jose Altuve SS, Jeremy Pena 2B, Yordan Alvarez LF, Alex Bregman 3BV, Kyle Tucker RF, Yuri Gurriel 1B, Trey Mancini DH, Chas McCormick CF, Martin Maldanado C, Justin Verlander P. 

Projected starting pitchers

• Logan Gilbert, Seattle Mariners: Logan Gilbert, a 25-year-old right-hander from Winter Park, Fla., was 13-6 with a 3.20 earned run average during the season. He faced Houston four times this season, and was 2-1 with a fine 2.33 earned run average. He's the Mariners' third starter after Luis Castillo and Robbie Ray started the two wild-card games at Toronto. 
• Justin Verlander, Houston Astros: Justin Verlander is the odds-on-favorite to win the American League Cy Young Award. He was 18-4 during the regular season, with a league-leading 1.75 earned run average. He's in his 17th season and bounced back nicely after missing all of 2021 following Tommy John surgery. This is his ninth year of postseason play, and he has pitched in 31 games in October. He faced Seattle in all six series this year, finishing 5-1 vs. the Mariners. The one loss was on May 27, when he gave up six runs in six innings in a 6-1 loss. During the five wins, he allowed only six runs in 36 1/3 innings, a 1.49 ERA.