Mariners take win streak into matchup with the Tigers
Aug 31, 2022, 11:41 AM | Updated: Sep 1, 2022, 12:06 am
Seattle Mariners (72-58, second in the AL West) vs. Detroit Tigers (50-80, fifth in the AL Central)
Detroit; Thursday, 1:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Logan Gilbert (10-5, 3.49 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 133 strikeouts); Tigers: Eduardo Rodriguez (3-3, 3.60 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 41 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mariners -160, Tigers +137; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners will attempt to keep a three-game win streak intact when they take on the Detroit Tigers.
Detroit has gone 28-37 at home and 50-80 overall. The Tigers are 25-5 in games when they scored at least five runs.
Seattle is 72-58 overall and 37-30 on the road. The Mariners have the seventh-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .313.
The teams play Thursday for the third time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jeimer Candelario leads Detroit with 12 home runs while slugging .357. Riley Greene is 16-for-41 with two home runs and six RBI over the last 10 games.
Eugenio Suarez has 22 doubles, two triples and 25 home runs for the Mariners. Mitch Haniger is 8-for-42 with a double and three home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 5-5, .266 batting average, 3.94 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs
Mariners: 6-4, .204 batting average, 2.47 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs
INJURIES: Tigers: Jonathan Schoop: 10-Day IL (ankle), Austin Meadows: 10-Day IL (achilles ), Tarik Skubal: 60-Day IL (arm), Beau Brieske: 60-Day IL (forearm), Rony Garcia: 15-Day IL (biceps), Michael Pineda: 15-Day IL (tricep), Casey Mize: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Funkhouser: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Spencer Turnbull: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jake Rogers: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Mariners: Dylan Moore: 10-Day IL (oblique), Ryan Borucki: 15-Day IL (forearm), Matthew Boyd: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tom Murphy: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Casey Sadler: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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