Mariners host the Pirates to open 3-game series

Pittsburgh Pirates (38-50, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Seattle Mariners (45-42, second in the AL West)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Bailey Falter (6-3, 3.62 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 52 strikeouts); Mariners: Bryan Woo (7-4, 2.75 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 96 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners start a three-game series at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday.

Seattle has a 45-42 record overall and a 22-21 record at home. The Mariners have hit 114 total home runs to rank third in the AL.

Pittsburgh has a 12-29 record on the road and a 38-50 record overall. The Pirates have gone 25-16 in games when they did not give up a home run.

The teams meet Friday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Cal Raleigh leads the Mariners with 33 home runs while slugging .631. Randy Arozarena is 12 for 39 with four home runs and nine RBIs over the past 10 games.

Oneil Cruz has 11 doubles, a triple and 15 home runs for the Pirates. Bryan Reynolds is 15 for 42 with six doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 5-5, .247 batting average, 3.44 ERA, outscored by seven runs

Pirates: 8-2, .307 batting average, 2.25 ERA, outscored opponents by 37 runs

INJURIES: Mariners: Bryce Miller: 15-Day IL (elbow), Collin Snider: 15-Day IL (forearm), Gregory Santos: 60-Day IL (knee), Victor Robles: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Bliss: 60-Day IL (biceps)

Pirates: Ryan Borucki: 15-Day IL (back), Endy Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Colin Holderman: 15-Day IL (thumb), Enmanuel Valdez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Justin Lawrence: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tim Mayza: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jared Jones: 60-Day IL (elbow), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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