Toronto Blue Jays (45-38, fourth in the American League East) vs. Seattle Mariners (41-42, second in the American League West)
Seattle; Thursday, 10:10 p.m. EDT
LIKELY PITCHERS: Blue Jays: TBD; Mariners: Marco Gonzales (4-9, 3.29 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 49 strikeouts)
WRAP UP: The Seattle Mariners host the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday to open a four-game series.
Seattle is 20-20 in home games and 41-42 overall. The Mariners have hit 86 total home runs to rank seventh in the American League.
Toronto has a 45-38 record overall and a 20-20 record in road games. The Blue Jays have the third-best team batting average in the MLB at .257.
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The teams meet Thursday for the fourth time this season.
PEAK PERFORMERS: Julio Rodriguez leads Seattle with 15 home runs and a .490 slugging percentage. Cal Raleigh is 6-for-33 with a home run and eight RBIs in the last 10 games.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has 13 doubles and 19 home runs for the Blue Jays. Bo Bichette is 11-for-41 with four doubles, a home run and four RBIs in the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 7-3, .238 batting average, 2.83 ERA, outscored opponents by 12 runs
Blue Jays: 4-6, .273 batting average, 4.55 ERA, outscored by nine runs
INJURIES: Mariners: Tom Murphy: 60-day IL (shoulder), Taylor Trammell: 10-day IL (hamstring), Luis Torrens: 10-day IL (shoulder), Ty France: 10-day IL (elbow) , Evan White – 60-day IL (Hernia), Mitch Haniger – 60-day IL (Ankle), Kyle Lewis – 7-day IL (Concussion), Casey Sadler – 60-day IL (Shoulder)
Blue Jays: Julian Merryweather: 60-day IL (side), Kevin Gausman: day-to-day (ankle), Tayler Saucedo: 60-day IL (hip), Hyun-Jin Ryu: 60-day IL (forearm), Yimi Garcia: 15-day IL (back), Andrew Vasquez: 15-day IL (ankle), Danny Jansen: 10-day IL (toe), Nate Pearson: 60-day IL (monkey)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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