The Seattle Mariners will open a four-game series against the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night in Baltimore, with Seattle entering at 34-32 and sitting first in the AL West, while Baltimore is 31-35 and fourth in the AL East. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. EDT.
Seattle sends Emerson Hancock to the mound. The right-hander is 4-2 with a 2.80 ERA, a 0.95 WHIP and 70 strikeouts. Baltimore counters with Chris Bassitt, who is 4-4 with a 5.27 ERA, a 1.63 WHIP and 37 strikeouts.
The Mariners are listed as slight favorites at -131, while the Orioles are +110. The over/under is set at 8 1/2 runs.
Baltimore has been stronger at home, going 19-15 at Camden Yards, and the Orioles rank fourth in the American League with a .401 team slugging percentage. Seattle has been more effective on the mound overall, as Mariners pitchers own a 3.51 team ERA, which ranks second in the AL. The game will be the first meeting of the season between the two clubs.
Among Baltimore’s top performers, Pete Alonso has produced 12 doubles and 13 home runs. Blaze Alexander has been one of the team’s hottest hitters, going 14 for 32 over the last 10 games with four doubles, two home runs and 11 RBIs.
For Seattle, Randy Arozarena has contributed 18 doubles, a triple and six home runs while batting .285. J.P. Crawford has also been productive recently, going 13 for 37 in his last 10 games with a double and four home runs.
Over their last 10 games, the Orioles are 5-5 with a .261 batting average and a 4.03 ERA, while being outscored by 10 runs overall. The Mariners have gone 7-3 in that span, hitting .281 with a 3.06 ERA and outscoring opponents by 13 runs.
Baltimore’s injury list includes Cade Povich, Yaramil Hiraldo, Dylan Beavers, Zach Eflin, Dean Kremer, Felix Bautista, Colin Selby, Ryan Helsley, Jordan Westburg and Ryan Mountcastle. Chris Bassitt is also listed as day-to-day with a back issue. Seattle is dealing with injuries to J.P. Crawford, Carlos Vargas, Brendan Donovan, Miles Mastrobuoni, Cal Raleigh, Will Wilson and Logan Evans.
The Associated Press generated this report using data from Sportradar and technology provided by Data Skrive.
