Mariners begin 3-game series at home against the Orioles

Baltimore Orioles (34-39, fourth in the AL East) vs. Seattle Mariners (37-36, first in the AL West)

Seattle; Tuesday, 9:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Brandon Young (5-1, 3.04 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 42 strikeouts); Mariners: Logan Gilbert (4-4, 3.62 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 82 strikeouts)

LINE: Mariners -155, Orioles +126; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners host the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday to start a three-game series.

Seattle has a 19-16 record at home and a 37-36 record overall. The Mariners are 21-5 in games when they hit two or more home runs.

Baltimore is 34-39 overall and 12-20 on the road. The Orioles have gone 16-4 in games when they did not allow a home run.

The matchup Tuesday is the fifth time these teams match up this season. The season series is tied 2-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Randy Arozarena has 18 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 33 RBIs for the Mariners. Colt Emerson is 8 for 35 with two doubles, four home runs and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.

Pete Alonso has 16 home runs, 34 walks and 48 RBIs while hitting .253 for the Orioles. Blaze Alexander is 14 for 30 with four doubles, a home run and five RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 4-6, .254 batting average, 5.18 ERA, outscored by 10 runs

Orioles: 4-6, .258 batting average, 4.45 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs

INJURIES: Mariners: Josh Naylor: day-to-day (leg), Andres Munoz: day-to-day (back), Randy Arozarena: day-to-day (leg), Cal Raleigh: 10-Day IL (side), Carlos Vargas: 60-Day IL (lat), Will Wilson: 10-Day IL (thumb), Matt Brash: 15-Day IL (lat), Brendan Donovan: 10-Day IL (groin), Cooper Criswell: 15-Day IL (shoulder), J.P. Crawford: 10-Day IL (hand), Logan Evans: 60-Day IL (arm)

Orioles: Ryan Helsley: 15-Day IL (elbow), 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.