Mariners and Blue Jays square off in series rubber match

Toronto Blue Jays (42-47, third in the AL East) vs. Seattle Mariners (46-44, first in the AL West)

Seattle; Sunday, 5 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Trey Yesavage (4-3, 3.34 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 61 strikeouts); Mariners: Emerson Hancock (5-4, 3.47 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 87 strikeouts)

LINE: Mariners -134, Blue Jays +110; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: Both the Seattle Mariners and the Toronto Blue Jays are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday.

Seattle has a 46-44 record overall and a 26-20 record at home. The Mariners are 24-6 in games when they hit two or more home runs.

Toronto has an 18-22 record on the road and a 42-47 record overall. Blue Jays pitchers have a collective 4.13 ERA, which ranks eighth in the AL.

Sunday's game is the third meeting between these teams this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Luke Raley leads the Mariners with 14 home runs while slugging .465. Julio Rodriguez is 13 for 36 with three RBIs over the last 10 games.

Kazuma Okamoto has 11 doubles and 19 home runs for the Blue Jays. Nathan Lukes is 8 for 35 with two home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 5-5, .230 batting average, 3.56 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs

Blue Jays: 3-7, .199 batting average, 4.04 ERA, outscored by 13 runs

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

Blue Jays: Addison Barger: 10-Day IL (elbow), Max Scherzer: 15-Day IL (back), Yimi Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jesus Sanchez: 10-Day IL (ankle), Lenyn Sosa: 10-Day IL (wrist), Joe Mantiply: 60-Day IL (knee), Jose Berrios: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cody Ponce: 60-Day IL (knee), Anthony Santander: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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