Mariners bring 2-1 series lead over Orioles into game 4

Seattle Mariners (36-33, first in the AL West) vs. Baltimore Orioles (32-37, fourth in the AL East)

Baltimore; Thursday, 7:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Bryan Woo (5-4, 3.74 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 75 strikeouts); Orioles: Kyle Bradish (3-7, 3.89 ERA, 1.51 WHIP, 68 strikeouts)

LINE: Mariners -115, Orioles -104; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners meet the Baltimore Orioles leading the series 2-1.

Baltimore has a 32-37 record overall and a 20-17 record at home. The Orioles have the 10th-best team slugging percentage in the majors at .400.

Seattle has a 17-17 record in road games and a 36-33 record overall. The Mariners have the eighth-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .317.

Thursday's game is the fourth time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Taylor Ward has a .261 batting average to lead the Orioles, and has 16 doubles and three home runs. Pete Alonso is 12 for 40 with three home runs and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.

Julio Rodriguez has 14 doubles, 13 home runs and 33 RBIs while hitting .251 for the Mariners. J.P. Crawford is 13 for 37 with a double and four home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Orioles: 5-5, .262 batting average, 4.09 ERA, outscored opponents by 12 runs

Mariners: 6-4, .254 batting average, 3.69 ERA, outscored by one run

INJURIES: Orioles: Adley Rutschman: day-to-day (hamstring), Cade Povich: 15-Day IL (elbow), Yaramil Hiraldo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Dylan Beavers: 10-Day IL (oblique), 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), Ryan Helsley: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Westburg: 60-Day IL (ucl), Ryan Mountcastle: 60-Day IL (foot)

Mariners: Matt Brash: 15-Day IL (lat), Colt Emerson: day-to-day (back), Brendan Donovan: 10-Day IL (groin), Cooper Criswell: 15-Day IL (shoulder), J.P. Crawford: 10-Day IL (hand), Carlos Vargas: 60-Day IL (lat), Cal Raleigh: 10-Day IL (side), Will Wilson: 10-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.