Seattle Mariners (34-32, first in the AL West) vs. Baltimore Orioles (31-35, fourth in the AL East)
Baltimore; Monday, 6:35 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Emerson Hancock (4-2, 2.80 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 70 strikeouts); Orioles: Chris Bassitt (4-4, 5.27 ERA, 1.63 WHIP, 37 strikeouts)
Advertisement
LINE: Mariners -131, Orioles +110; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles host the Seattle Mariners on Monday to begin a four-game series.
Baltimore is 31-35 overall and 19-15 in home games. The Orioles have the fourth-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .401.
Seattle has a 34-32 record overall and a 15-16 record on the road. Mariners pitchers have a collective 3.51 ERA, which ranks second in the AL.
The matchup Monday is the first meeting of the season between the two clubs.
Advertisement
TOP PERFORMERS: Pete Alonso has 12 doubles and 13 home runs for the Orioles. Blaze Alexander is 14 for 32 with four doubles, two home runs and 11 RBIs over the last 10 games.
Randy Arozarena has 18 doubles, a triple and six home runs while hitting .285 for the Mariners. J.P. Crawford is 13 for 37 with a double and four home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Orioles: 5-5, .261 batting average, 4.03 ERA, outscored opponents by 10 runs
Mariners: 7-3, .281 batting average, 3.06 ERA, outscored opponents by 13 runs
Advertisement
INJURIES: Orioles: Cade Povich: 15-Day IL (elbow), Yaramil Hiraldo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Dylan Beavers: 10-Day IL (oblique), Chris Bassitt: day-to-day (back), Zach Eflin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Dean Kremer: 60-Day IL (quadricep), Felix Bautista: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Colin Selby: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Helsley: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Westburg: 60-Day IL (ucl), Ryan Mountcastle: 60-Day IL (foot)
Mariners: J.P. Crawford: day-to-day (hand), Carlos Vargas: 60-Day IL (lat), Brendan Donovan: 10-Day IL (groin), Miles Mastrobuoni: 60-Day IL (calf), Cal Raleigh: 10-Day IL (side), Will Wilson: 10-Day IL (thumb), Logan Evans: 60-Day IL (arm)
___
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
The Associated Press
