Seattle Mariners (48-45, second in the AL West) vs. Detroit Tigers (59-35, first in the AL Central)
Detroit; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Luis Castillo (5-5, 3.31 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 87 strikeouts); Tigers: Tarik Skubal (10-2, 2.02 ERA, 0.81 WHIP, 148 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -226, Mariners +185; over/under is 7 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners enter the matchup with the Detroit Tigers as losers of three straight games.
Detroit has a 59-35 record overall and a 32-15 record at home. Tigers hitters have a collective .324 on-base percentage, the fourth-ranked percentage in the AL.
Seattle has a 23-24 record in road games and a 48-45 record overall. Mariners pitchers have a collective 3.94 ERA, which ranks eighth in the AL.
Friday's game is the fourth time these teams match up this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Riley Greene leads the Tigers with 22 home runs while slugging .524. Colt Keith is 16 for 35 with four doubles, two home runs and six RBIs over the past 10 games.
Cal Raleigh has 16 doubles, 36 home runs and 76 RBIs for the Mariners. Randy Arozarena is 11 for 37 with seven home runs and 11 RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 7-3, .231 batting average, 3.24 ERA, outscored opponents by 12 runs
Mariners: 5-5, .242 batting average, 3.67 ERA, outscored by two runs
INJURIES: Tigers: Sean Guenther: 60-Day IL (hip), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 15-Day IL (neck), Kerry Carpenter: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (flexor), Jason Foley: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Cobb: 60-Day IL (hip), Ty Madden: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Urquidy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Alex Lange: 60-Day IL (lat)
Mariners: Bryce Miller: 15-Day IL (elbow), Collin Snider: 15-Day IL (forearm), Gregory Santos: 60-Day IL (knee), Victor Robles: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Bliss: 60-Day IL (biceps)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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