Seattle Mariners and St. Louis Cardinals meet in game 2 of series

St. Louis Cardinals (72-73, fourth in the NL Central) vs. Seattle Mariners (76-68, second in the AL West)

Seattle; Tuesday, 9:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Matthew Liberatore (7-11, 4.15 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 109 strikeouts); Mariners: George Kirby (8-7, 4.47 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 104 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners take a 1-0 advantage into the latest game of the series against the St. Louis Cardinals.

Seattle has a 42-27 record at home and a 76-68 record overall. The Mariners have a 45-24 record in games when they record at least eight hits.

St. Louis has a 72-73 record overall and a 31-39 record on the road. The Cardinals have a 37-17 record in games when they did not give up a home run.

Tuesday's game is the second time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Cal Raleigh has 19 doubles and 53 home runs for the Mariners. Julio Rodriguez is 14 for 41 with two doubles, five home runs and 17 RBIs over the past 10 games.

Alec Burleson leads the Cardinals with a .286 batting average, and has 21 doubles, a triple, 17 home runs, 34 walks and 62 RBIs. Lars Nootbaar is 11 for 41 with an RBI over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 4-6, .264 batting average, 4.39 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs

Cardinals: 6-4, .209 batting average, 4.15 ERA, outscored by eight runs

INJURIES: Mariners: Jackson Kowar: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Trent Thornton: 60-Day IL (achilles), Logan Evans: 15-Day IL (elbow), Gregory Santos: 60-Day IL (knee), Ryan Bliss: 60-Day IL (biceps)

Cardinals: John King: 15-Day IL (back), Brendan Donovan: 10-Day IL (groin), Nolan Arenado: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Zack Thompson: 60-Day IL (lat)

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