Mariners and Orioles square off with series tied 1-1

Baltimore Orioles (35-40, fourth in the AL East) vs. Seattle Mariners (38-37, first in the AL West)

Seattle; Thursday, 4:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Shane Baz (4-6, 4.06 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 67 strikeouts); Mariners: Bryan Woo (5-5, 4.28 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 79 strikeouts)

LINE: Mariners -135, Orioles +111; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners and Baltimore Orioles meet on Thursday with the winner claiming the three-game series.

Seattle has a 20-17 record at home and a 38-37 record overall. Mariners pitchers have a collective 3.68 ERA, which ranks fifth in the majors.

Baltimore has gone 13-21 in road games and 35-40 overall. The Orioles have the fifth-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .322.

The teams play Thursday for the seventh time this season. The season series is tied 3-3.

TOP PERFORMERS: Luke Raley leads the Mariners with 14 home runs while slugging .503. Cole Young is 13 for 45 with two home runs and three RBIs over the last 10 games.

Taylor Ward has a .256 batting average to lead the Orioles, and has 17 doubles and three home runs. Blaze Alexander is 14 for 30 with a home run and four RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 4-6, .242 batting average, 5.01 ERA, outscored by 10 runs

Orioles: 4-6, .247 batting average, 4.15 ERA, outscored by four runs

INJURIES: Mariners: Julio Rodriguez: day-to-day (hamstring), Josh Naylor: day-to-day (leg), Luke Raley: day-to-day (back), Carlos Vargas: 60-Day IL (lat), Brendan Donovan: 10-Day IL (groin), Randy Arozarena: 10-Day IL (leg), Will Wilson: 60-Day IL (thumb), Matt Brash: 15-Day IL (lat), Cooper Criswell: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Logan Evans: 60-Day IL (arm)

Orioles: Dylan Beavers: 10-Day IL (oblique), Cade Povich: 15-Day IL (elbow), Yaramil Hiraldo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Chris Bassitt: 15-Day IL (back), Zach Eflin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Dean Kremer: 60-Day IL (quadricep), Felix Bautista: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Colin Selby: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jordan Westburg: 60-Day IL (ucl), Ryan Mountcastle: 60-Day IL (foot)

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