Minnesota Twins (45-36, second in the AL Central) vs. Seattle Mariners (46-37, first in the AL West)
Seattle; Friday, 9:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Bailey Ober (7-4, 4.50 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 83 strikeouts); Mariners: Logan Gilbert (5-4, 2.71 ERA, 0.89 WHIP, 99 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Mariners -129, Twins +108; over/under is 7 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners host the Minnesota Twins on Friday to start a three-game series.
Seattle has gone 27-12 in home games and 46-37 overall. The Mariners rank eighth in the majors with 92 total home runs, averaging 1.1 per game.
Minnesota is 45-36 overall and 22-20 in road games. The Twins are sixth in the majors with 96 total home runs, averaging 1.2 per game.
Friday's game is the fifth time these teams meet this season. The Twins are ahead 3-1 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Julio Rodriguez leads the Mariners with a .252 batting average, and has six doubles, seven home runs, 22 walks and 29 RBI. Dominic Canzone is 10-for-31 with a home run and four RBI over the past 10 games.
Ryan Jeffers leads the Twins with 13 home runs while slugging .478. Willi Castro is 17-for-42 with eight doubles, a triple, two home runs and nine RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 4-6, .205 batting average, 4.34 ERA, outscored by three runs
Twins: 6-4, .302 batting average, 4.30 ERA, outscored opponents by 21 runs
INJURIES: Mariners: Luke Raley: day-to-day (shoulder), Bryan Woo: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Gabe Speier: 15-Day IL (rotator cuff), Sam Haggerty: 60-Day IL (achilles), Matt Brash: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gregory Santos: 60-Day IL (lat), Jackson Kowar: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Twins: Carlos Correa: day-to-day (wrist), Chris Paddack: 15-Day IL (arm), Alex Kirilloff: 10-Day IL (back), Justin Topa: 60-Day IL (knee), Brock Stewart: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Daniel Duarte: 60-Day IL (tricep), Zack Weiss: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Anthony DeSclafani: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
