The Seattle Mariners are mostly through their 10-game road trip, and have had mixed results so far.
The Mariners lost a three-game series against the Detroit Tigers and split a four-game series against the Baltimore Orioles and are 3-4 through seven of their 10 road contests.
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Seattle can secure a .500 mark or a winning record on its road trip with a series win or a sweep against the Washington Nationals.
The Mariners will head to the nation’s capital for a three-game series, which will begin with game one at 3:45 p.m. PT on Friday at Nationals Park in D.C.
Here’s the pitching matchups for the series between Seattle and Washington:
Bryce Miller will get the first crack against the Nationals this weekend. He’ll be coming off his first quality start and third shutout in five starts this year.
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Miller struck out nine, walked two and allowed one hit in six innings pitched against the Tigers on June 6.
Zack Littell will get the first start for Washington coming off his own solid outing.
Littell fanned four, walked one, hit a batter and allowed one earned run on two hits in five innings pitched against the Arizona Diamondbacks on June 6.
Luis Castillo was able to have a decent start in his own right against Detroit, albeit not as efficient as Miller’s.
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Castillo struck out five, walked one and allowed one earned hit on two hits (one home run) in 5.2 innings of work June 7.
Seattle Mariners pitcher Luis Castillo walks off the mound during a game against the Detroit Tigers on June 7 at Comerica Park in Detroit. | Rick Osentoski/Imagn Images
Cade Cavalli will be looking to bounce back following one of his worst starts of the season. He fanned two, walked one and allowed four earned runs on seven hits (two homers) in five innings of work against the Diamondbacks on June 7.
Emerson Hancock continued his career-best season with another solid start against the Orioles on June 8.
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Hancock struck out three, walked two, hit a batter and allowed one earned run on three hits in five innings of work.
Miles Mikolas has been used by the Nationals as a bulk-inning reliever the last five times through the order and is coming off one of his most efficient outings of the season.
Mikolas fanned two and allowed three hits in 4.2 innings pitched against the San Francisco Giants on June 8.
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