Twins visit the Mariners to open 3-game series
Minnesota Twins (30-25, third in the AL Central) vs. Seattle Mariners (30-25, first in the AL West)
Seattle; Friday, 10:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Zebby Matthews (0-1, 7.71 ERA, 2.00 WHIP, 14 strikeouts); Mariners: Bryan Woo (5-2, 2.40 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, 60 strikeouts)
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BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mariners -158, Twins +134; over/under is 7 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners begin a three-game series at home against the Minnesota Twins on Friday.
Seattle is 14-13 at home and 30-25 overall. The Mariners have an 11-6 record in games when they did not give up a home run.
Minnesota is 12-17 in road games and 30-25 overall. Twins pitchers have a collective 3.29 ERA, which ranks seventh in MLB play.
Friday's game is the first time these teams meet this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Cal Raleigh leads the Mariners with 29 extra base hits (10 doubles and 19 home runs). Julio Rodriguez is 10 for 43 with a double, three home runs and 12 RBIs over the last 10 games.
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Ty France has eight doubles, four home runs and 30 RBIs while hitting .254 for the Twins. Kody Clemens is 12 for 32 with three doubles, a triple and three home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 4-6, .232 batting average, 4.14 ERA, outscored by 11 runs
Twins: 5-5, .227 batting average, 3.58 ERA, outscored by five runs
INJURIES: Mariners: Bryce Miller: 15-Day IL (elbow), Trent Thornton: 15-Day IL (stomach), Luke Raley: 10-Day IL (side), Gregory Santos: 60-Day IL (knee), Logan Gilbert: 15-Day IL (forearm), Victor Robles: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Bliss: 60-Day IL (biceps)
Twins: Luke Keaschall: 60-Day IL (forearm), Danny Coulombe: 15-Day IL (forearm), Byron Buxton: 7-Day IL (head), Michael Tonkin: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Matt Wallner: 10-Day IL (hamstring)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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