Mariners visit the Angels to start 3-game series

Updated Aug. 15, 2022 3:01 a.m. ET
Associated Press

Seattle Mariners (62-54, second in the AL West) vs. Los Angeles Angels (51-64, fourth in the AL West)

Anaheim, California; Monday, 9:38 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Luis Castillo (5-4, 2.71 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 105 strikeouts); Angels: Shohei Ohtani (10-7, 2.68 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 157 strikeouts)

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Angels -120, Mariners +101; over/under is 6 1/2 runs

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BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Angels open a three-game series at home against the Seattle Mariners on Monday.

Los Angeles has a 51-64 record overall and a 26-33 record at home. Angels pitchers have a collective 3.84 ERA, which ranks sixth in the AL.

Seattle has a 31-28 record on the road and a 62-54 record overall. The Mariners are 42-7 in games when they scored at least five runs.

The teams meet Monday for the 13th time this season. The Angels are up 7-5 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Taylor Ward has 12 doubles, two triples, 16 home runs and 43 RBI while hitting .266 for the Angels. David Fletcher is 12-for-33 with a double and a home run over the past 10 games.

Ty France has 19 doubles, 14 home runs and 57 RBI for the Mariners. Mitch Haniger is 12-for-30 with a double, a home run and three RBI over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Angels: 7-3, .212 batting average, 2.39 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs

Mariners: 5-5, .201 batting average, 3.68 ERA, outscored by seven runs

INJURIES: Angels: Mickey Moniak: 10-Day IL (finger), Michael Lorenzen: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Matt Duffy: 60-Day IL (back), Mike Trout: 10-Day IL (back), Archie Bradley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Rendon: 60-Day IL (wrist), Chris Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Griffin Canning: 60-Day IL (back)

Mariners: Ryan Borucki: 15-Day IL (forearm), Matthew Boyd: 60-Day IL (elbow), Julio Rodriguez: 10-Day IL (wrist), Tom Murphy: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Evan White: 60-Day IL (hernia), Casey Sadler: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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