Seattle Mariners vs Houston Astros Final — August 16, 2026
Last 10 games
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travelAbout these numbers
Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.
Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.
The pre-game matchup
The Mariners visited the Astros on Sunday, August 16 at 7:20 PM ET.
The total closed at 8, up from 7.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Mariners +110, Astros -125) prices the Mariners at 46% and the Astros at 54%.
Written from the numbers available before kickoff.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Seattle Mariners 3, Houston Astros 2
Seattle Mariners won by 1.
- Against the closing spread (Houston Astros -1.5): Seattle Mariners covered.
- Combined score 5 vs the closing total of 8: Under.
- Seattle Mariners closed at +110 on the moneyline (a 46% no-vig market-implied chance).
Market
Closing line and line movement
Mariners +1.5 (-194)
Mariners +1.5 (-205)
Astros -136 56%
Astros -125 54%
Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.
Matchup
Head-to-head
The teams have met 49 times since 2023: the Mariners won 33 and the Astros 16.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2026 | Mariners 10, Astros 5 Mariners won | ||
| Aug 14, 2026 | Mariners 7, Astros 10 Astros won | ||
| May 14, 2026 | Mariners 8, Astros 3 Mariners won | ||
| May 13, 2026 | Mariners 3, Astros 4 Astros won | ||
| May 12, 2026 | Mariners 10, Astros 2 Mariners won |
Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Teams
Seattle Mariners
- Seattle Mariners team stats
- Los Angeles Angels 3, Seattle Mariners 7 (Sep 27)
- Los Angeles Angels 4, Seattle Mariners 8 (Sep 26)
- Los Angeles Angels 7, Seattle Mariners 5 (Sep 25)
Houston Astros
- Houston Astros team stats
- Chicago White Sox 7, Houston Astros 3 (Sep 30)
- Chicago White Sox 6, Houston Astros 3 (Sep 29)
- Houston Astros 13, Athletics 2 (Sep 26)
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More MLB games on August 16, 2026
- Baltimore Orioles 10, Tampa Bay Rays 2 (Aug 16)
- Arizona Diamondbacks 3, Atlanta Braves 5 (Aug 16)
- Boston Red Sox 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 8 (Aug 16)
- New York Yankees 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3 (Aug 16)
- Miami Marlins 7, Cincinnati Reds 1 (Aug 16)
- Chicago White Sox 7, Detroit Tigers 5 (Aug 16)
- Washington Nationals 3, New York Mets 4 (Aug 16)
- Philadelphia Phillies 7, Minnesota Twins 5 (Aug 16)
- St. Louis Cardinals 11, Chicago Cubs 4 (Aug 16)
- Colorado Rockies 13, San Francisco Giants 7 (Aug 16)
- Texas Rangers 2, Athletics 5 (Aug 16)
- Kansas City Royals 3, Los Angeles Angels 0 (Aug 16)
- Milwaukee Brewers 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 (Aug 16)
- San Diego Padres 5, Cleveland Guardians 0 (Aug 16)
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