Mariners look to keep home win streak going, host the Blue Jays

Toronto Blue Jays (41-46, third in the AL East) vs. Seattle Mariners (45-43, second in the AL West)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Dylan Cease (4-4, 3.02 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 128 strikeouts); Mariners: Luis Castillo (3-6, 4.93 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 73 strikeouts)

LINE: Blue Jays -132, Mariners +108; over/under is 7 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners will try to keep their four-game home win streak intact when they play the Toronto Blue Jays.

Seattle has a 25-19 record at home and a 45-43 record overall. The Mariners rank sixth in the AL with 105 total home runs, averaging 1.2 per game.

Toronto is 41-46 overall and 17-21 on the road. Blue Jays pitchers have a collective 4.09 ERA, which ranks eighth in the AL.

The teams meet Friday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Randy Arozarena leads the Mariners with a .284 batting average, and has 20 doubles, a triple, eight home runs, 31 walks and 37 RBIs. Julio Rodriguez is 13 for 36 with three RBIs over the past 10 games.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has 13 doubles and four home runs for the Blue Jays. Kazuma Okamoto is 12 for 36 with a double and four home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 6-4, .228 batting average, 3.56 ERA, outscored by one run

Blue Jays: 3-7, .242 batting average, 3.72 ERA, outscored by four runs

INJURIES: Mariners: Victor Robles: day-to-day (forearm), Rob Refsnyder: 10-Day IL (knee), Carlos Vargas: 60-Day IL (lat), Cooper Criswell: 15-Day IL (shoulder), 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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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.