Kikuchi, Mariners to take on Smith, Diamondbacks
Seattle Mariners (19-24, third in the AL West) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (16-29, fifth in the NL West)
Phoenix; Friday, 9:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Seattle: Yusei Kikuchi (2-2, 5.23 ERA) Arizona: Caleb Smith (0-0, 3.00 ERA)
BOTTOM LINE: Kyle Seager and the Mariners will take on the Diamondbacks Friday.
The Diamondbacks are 10-11 in home games. Arizona has slugged .369 this season. Christian Walker leads the team with a mark of .481.
The Mariners are 8-16 in road games. Seattle's lineup has 45 home runs this season, Kyle Lewis leads them with nine homers.
TOP PERFORMERS: Walker leads the Diamondbacks with 29 RBIs and is batting .278.
Lewis leads the Mariners with nine home runs and is batting .307.
INJURIES: Diamondbacks: Taylor Widener: (rib cage), Corbin Martin: (elbow), Merrill Kelly: (right shoulder), Silvino Bracho: (elbow), Jeremy Beasley: (right shoulder), Ketel Marte: (wrist).
Mariners: Erik Swanson: (forearm), Andres Munoz: (elbow), Matt Magill: (shoulder), Taylor Guilbeau: (shoulder), Carl Edwards Jr.: (right forearm), Nestor Cortes Jr.: (left elbow), Brandon Brennan: (oblique), Gerson Bautista: (elbow), Mitch Haniger: (back), Sam Haggerty: (left forearm), Tom Murphy: (left foot).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.