Mariners and Marlins square off in series rubber match

Miami Marlins (12-14, fourth in the NL East) vs. Seattle Mariners (15-12, first in the AL West)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Max Meyer (2-2, 2.10 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 41 strikeouts); Mariners: Logan Evans (0-0)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mariners -151, Marlins +127; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: Both the Seattle Mariners and the Miami Marlins are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday.

Seattle is 15-12 overall and 9-6 in home games. The Mariners have a 5-3 record in games decided by one run.

Miami is 12-14 overall and 4-6 on the road. Marlins hitters have a collective .383 slugging percentage to rank ninth in the NL.

Sunday’s game is the third time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Cal Raleigh leads the Mariners with nine home runs while slugging .548. John Paul Crawford is 14-for-37 with a double, a home run and nine RBI over the past 10 games.

Otto Lopez has five doubles and two home runs while hitting .213 for the Marlins. Eric Wagaman is 11-for-38 with four doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 7-3, .277 batting average, 3.52 ERA, outscored opponents by 22 runs

Marlins: 4-6, .259 batting average, 6.55 ERA, outscored by 19 runs

INJURIES: Mariners: Logan Gilbert: 15-Day IL (forearm), Gregory Santos: 15-Day IL (knee), Victor Robles: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Bliss: 60-Day IL (biceps), George Kirby: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Matt Brash: 15-Day IL (ucl), Jackson Kowar: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Marlins: Robert Jacob Brantly: 10-Day IL (lat), Griffin Conine: 60-Day IL (arm), Derek Hill: 10-Day IL (hand), Nick Fortes: 10-Day IL (oblique), Declan Cronin: 15-Day IL (hip), Ryan Weathers: 15-Day IL (forearm), Andrew Nardi: 60-Day IL (back), Braxton Garrett: 60-Day IL (elbow), Eury Perez: 60-Day IL (elbow)

___

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