Mariners aim to stop skid in game against the Rays

Seattle Mariners (47-47, second in the AL West) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (54-37, first in the AL East)

St. Petersburg, Florida; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Luis Castillo (3-7, 4.79 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 77 strikeouts); Rays: Nick Martinez (7-2, 2.61 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 61 strikeouts)

LINE: Rays -121, Mariners -101; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners are looking to stop their three-game skid with a victory against the Tampa Bay Rays.

Tampa Bay has a 54-37 record overall and a 33-14 record in home games. Rays pitchers have a collective 3.82 ERA, which ranks sixth in the AL.

Seattle has a 47-47 record overall and a 20-27 record on the road. The Mariners have gone 31-16 in games when they record at least eight hits.

The matchup Friday is the first meeting this season between the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Junior Caminero has 12 doubles and 27 home runs while hitting .277 for the Rays. Cedric Mullins is 7 for 35 with three home runs over the last 10 games.

Randy Arozarena leads the Mariners with a .287 batting average, and has 21 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs, 35 walks and 42 RBIs. Julio Rodriguez is 12 for 33 with three RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 6-4, .245 batting average, 4.09 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs

Mariners: 5-5, .229 batting average, 2.58 ERA, outscored opponents by 15 runs

INJURIES: Rays: Gavin Lux: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Steven Wilson: 60-Day IL (back), Steven Matz: 15-Day IL (ankle), Jesse Scholtens: 15-Day IL (wrist), Manuel Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jon Heasley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jake Fraley: 10-Day IL (groin), Ryan Pepiot: 60-Day IL (hip), Edwin Uceta: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Mariners: Matt Brash: 15-Day IL (lat), Rob Refsnyder: 10-Day IL (knee), Brendan Donovan: 10-Day IL (groin), Julio Rodriguez: 7-Day IL (head), Cooper Criswell: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Carlos Vargas: 60-Day IL (lat), Will Wilson: 60-Day IL (thumb), 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.