Nationals host Seattle Mariners, look to end home losing streak

Seattle Mariners (37-34, first in the AL West) vs. Washington Nationals (35-35, fourth in the NL East)

Washington; Saturday, 4:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Luis Castillo (2-5, 5.16 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 61 strikeouts); Nationals: Cade Cavalli (3-4, 3.88 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 76 strikeouts)

LINE: Nationals -111, Mariners -108; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Nationals are looking to break their four-game home skid with a win against the Seattle Mariners.

Washington is 35-35 overall and 12-21 at home. Nationals hitters have a collective .321 on-base percentage, the eighth-ranked percentage in the NL.

Seattle has a 37-34 record overall and an 18-18 record in road games. The Mariners have hit 93 total home runs to rank second in the AL.

The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: James Wood leads the Nationals with 34 extra base hits (15 doubles and 19 home runs). Luis Garcia is 7 for 33 with two doubles, a triple, three home runs and 11 RBIs over the last 10 games.

Randy Arozarena has 18 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 33 RBIs for the Mariners. Colt Emerson is 8 for 34 with two doubles, four home runs and six RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Nationals: 4-6, .233 batting average, 5.32 ERA, outscored by two runs

Mariners: 5-5, .265 batting average, 4.44 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs

INJURIES: Nationals: Jake Irvin: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Trevor Williams: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ken Waldichuk: 60-Day IL (forearm), Josiah Gray: 60-Day IL (elbow), Max Kranick: 60-Day IL (elbow), DJ Herz: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Mariners: 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)

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