Orioles look to stop slide in matchup with the Mariners

Seattle Mariners (35-32, first in the AL West) vs. Baltimore Orioles (31-36, fourth in the AL East)

Baltimore; Tuesday, 6:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Logan Gilbert (4-4, 3.79 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 77 strikeouts); Orioles: Trevor Rogers (3-6, 6.29 ERA, 1.51 WHIP, 41 strikeouts)

LINE: Mariners -121, Orioles +102; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles head into a matchup against the Seattle Mariners as losers of three in a row.

Baltimore has gone 19-16 at home and 31-36 overall. The Orioles have a 14-4 record in games when they did not allow a home run.

Seattle is 35-32 overall and 16-16 in road games. The Mariners have a 24-5 record in games when they scored five or more runs.

The teams play Tuesday for the second time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Taylor Ward leads the Orioles with a .260 batting average, and has 16 doubles, three home runs, 57 walks and 20 RBIs. Blaze Alexander is 13 for 30 with two home runs and 11 RBIs over the last 10 games.

Josh Naylor has seven doubles, seven home runs and 30 RBIs for the Mariners. J.P. Crawford is 13 for 37 with a double and four home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Orioles: 5-5, .257 batting average, 4.45 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs

Mariners: 7-3, .276 batting average, 3.26 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs

INJURIES: Orioles: Chris Bassitt: 15-Day IL (back), Cade Povich: 15-Day IL (elbow), Yaramil Hiraldo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Dylan Beavers: 10-Day IL (oblique), 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: Colt Emerson: day-to-day (back), J.P. Crawford: 10-Day IL (hand), Carlos Vargas: 60-Day IL (lat), Brendan Donovan: 10-Day IL (groin), Miles Mastrobuoni: 60-Day IL (calf), 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.