Mariners square off against the Tigers with series tied 1-1

Detroit Tigers (55-59, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Seattle Mariners (56-59, third in the AL West)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Framber Valdez (6-7, 4.41 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 98 strikeouts); Mariners: Bryce Miller (4-5, 2.80 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, 74 strikeouts)

LINE: Mariners -149, Tigers +133; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners and Detroit Tigers meet on Thursday with the three-game series tied 1-1.

Seattle has a 33-25 record in home games and a 56-59 record overall. The Mariners have gone 35-8 in games when they scored five or more runs.

Detroit is 55-59 overall and 25-32 on the road. The Tigers have hit 142 total home runs to rank fourth in the AL.

The teams play Thursday for the sixth time this season. The Tigers lead the season series 3-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Julio Rodriguez has 16 doubles, 17 home runs and 50 RBIs for the Mariners. Randy Arozarena is 13 for 40 with three doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.

Dillon Dingler leads the Tigers with 25 home runs while slugging .529. Gleyber Torres is 8 for 39 with three home runs and 11 RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 5-5, .240 batting average, 5.07 ERA, outscored by 13 runs

Tigers: 5-5, .307 batting average, 3.13 ERA, outscored opponents by 39 runs

INJURIES: Mariners: Carlos Vargas: 60-Day IL (lat), Cooper Criswell: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Matt Brash: 15-Day IL (lat), Luke Raley: 10-Day IL (elbow), J.P. Crawford: 10-Day IL (wrist), Will Wilson: 60-Day IL (thumb), Logan Evans: 60-Day IL (arm)

Tigers: Justin Verlander: 60-Day IL (hip), Parker Meadows: 60-Day IL (head/arm), Matt Vierling: 10-Day IL (adductor), Kerry Carpenter: 10-Day IL (heel), Burch Smith: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brant Hurter: 60-Day IL (back), Jack Flaherty: 15-Day IL (flexor), Will Vest: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bailey Horn: 60-Day IL (elbow), Wenceel Perez: 60-Day IL (face), Trey Sweeney: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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