Brewers and Mariners meet to determine series winner

Seattle Mariners (60-67, third in the AL West) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (78-49, first in the NL Central)

Milwaukee; Thursday, 2:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: George Kirby (8-9, 3.89 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 114 strikeouts); Brewers: Robert Gasser (3-5, 4.54 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 68 strikeouts)

LINE: Brewers -128, Mariners +112; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: Both the Milwaukee Brewers and the Seattle Mariners are looking for a series win with a victory on Thursday.

Milwaukee has a 42-23 record in home games and a 78-49 record overall. Brewers hitters have a collective .337 on-base percentage, the top percentage in MLB play.

Seattle is 60-67 overall and 27-38 on the road. Mariners pitchers have a collective 3.98 ERA, which ranks sixth in the AL.

Thursday's game is the third time these teams meet this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brice Turang has 28 doubles, three triples and 16 home runs for the Brewers. Jake Bauers is 12 for 35 with three doubles, two home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.

Randy Arozarena has 17 home runs, 47 walks and 53 RBIs while hitting .274 for the Mariners. Josh Naylor is 15 for 39 with two doubles, two home runs and six RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Brewers: 5-5, .250 batting average, 3.23 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs

Mariners: 4-6, .237 batting average, 5.99 ERA, outscored by 28 runs

INJURIES: Brewers: Sal Frelick: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Joel Kuhnel: 15-Day IL (shoulder), JoJo Romero: 15-Day IL (appendix), Abner Uribe: 15-Day IL (forearm), Brian Fitzpatrick: 60-Day IL (elbow), Rob Zastryzny: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brandon Woodruff: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Quinn Priester: 60-Day IL (wrist), Angel Zerpa: 60-Day IL (forearm)

Mariners: Carlos Vargas: 60-Day IL (lat), J.P. Crawford: 10-Day IL (wrist), Will Wilson: 60-Day IL (thumb), Luke Raley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Colt Emerson: 10-Day IL (wrist), Cooper Criswell: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Matt Brash: 15-Day IL (lat), Cole Wilcox: 15-Day IL (oblique), Logan Evans: 60-Day IL (arm)

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