Detroit Tigers (53-60, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Seattle Mariners (59-54, first in the AL West)
Seattle; Tuesday, 9:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Keider Montero (1-5, 6.18 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 34 strikeouts); Mariners: Luis Castillo (9-10, 3.43 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 130 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Mariners -216, Tigers +178; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners begin a three-game series at home against the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday.
Seattle is 59-54 overall and 33-24 in home games. The Mariners are 41-6 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.
Detroit is 53-60 overall and 27-29 on the road. The Tigers have a 39-11 record in games when they record at least eight hits.
The teams meet Tuesday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS:
Matt Vierling has 19 doubles, five triples and 13 home runs while hitting .249 for the Tigers. Javier Baez is 6-for-35 with a double and three home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 6-4, .239 batting average, 4.00 ERA, outscored opponents by 14 runs
Tigers: 3-7, .196 batting average, 4.89 ERA, outscored by 25 runs
INJURIES: Mariners: Gregory Santos: 15-Day IL (biceps), J.P. Crawford: 10-Day IL (hand), Julio Rodriguez: 10-Day IL (ankle), Dominic Canzone: 10-Day IL (abductor), Sam Haggerty: 60-Day IL (achilles), Matt Brash: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jackson Kowar: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Tigers: Casey Mize: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Riley Greene: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Kerry Carpenter: 60-Day IL (spine), Reese Olson: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 60-Day IL (groin)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
