Marlins face the Mariners leading series 1-0
Miami Marlins (12-13, third in the NL East) vs. Seattle Mariners (14-12, second in the AL West)
Seattle; Saturday, 9:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Connor Gillispie (0-2, 6.75 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 21 strikeouts); Mariners: Luis Miguel Castillo (2-2, 4.44 ERA, 1.59 WHIP, 23 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mariners -228, Marlins +189; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Miami Marlins play the Seattle Mariners leading the series 1-0.
Seattle has a 14-12 record overall and an 8-6 record in home games. Mariners pitchers have a collective 3.87 ERA, which ranks seventh in the AL.
Miami has a 12-13 record overall and a 4-5 record in road games. Marlins hitters have a collective .324 on-base percentage, the ninth-best percentage in MLB play.
Saturday's game is the second time these teams meet this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Cal Raleigh leads the Mariners with nine home runs while slugging .534. John Paul Crawford is 13-for-36 with a double, a home run and nine RBI over the past 10 games.
Kyle Stowers has a .289 batting average to lead the Marlins, and has three doubles, a triple and two home runs. Javier Sanoja is 14-for-34 with a home run and seven RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 6-4, .255 batting average, 4.35 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs
Marlins: 4-6, .270 batting average, 6.07 ERA, outscored by 11 runs
INJURIES: Mariners: Logan Gilbert: day-to-day (forearm), Gregory Santos: 15-Day IL (knee), Victor Robles: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Bliss: 60-Day IL (biceps), George Kirby: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Matt Brash: 15-Day IL (ucl), Jackson Kowar: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Marlins: Robert Jacob Brantly: 10-Day IL (lat), Griffin Conine: 60-Day IL (arm), Derek Hill: 10-Day IL (hand), Nick Fortes: 10-Day IL (oblique), Declan Cronin: 15-Day IL (hip), Ryan Weathers: 15-Day IL (forearm), Andrew Nardi: 60-Day IL (back), Braxton Garrett: 60-Day IL (elbow), Eury Perez: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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