Toronto Blue Jays (42-46, third in the AL East) vs. Seattle Mariners (45-44, second in the AL West)
Seattle; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Shane Bieber (0-0, 6.00 ERA, 2.00 WHIP, six strikeouts); Mariners: Logan Gilbert (6-5, 3.42 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 107 strikeouts)
LINE: Blue Jays -136, Mariners +112; over/under is 7 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays bring a 1-0 advantage into the next game of the series against the Seattle Mariners.
Seattle is 45-44 overall and 25-20 at home. The Mariners have gone 23-6 in games when they hit at least two home runs.
Toronto has an 18-21 record on the road and a 42-46 record overall. The Blue Jays have the eighth-ranked team ERA in the AL at 4.04.
The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Cole Young has 12 doubles, a triple and nine home runs for the Mariners. Dominic Canzone is 5 for 31 with a double and two home runs over the last 10 games.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has 13 doubles, four home runs and 35 RBIs for the Blue Jays. Kazuma Okamoto is 12 for 37 with a double, three home runs and nine RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 5-5, .221 batting average, 3.66 ERA, outscored by five runs
Blue Jays: 3-7, .224 batting average, 3.52 ERA, outscored by four runs
INJURIES: Mariners: Julio Rodriguez: 7-Day IL (head), Cooper Criswell: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Rob Refsnyder: 10-Day IL (knee), Carlos Vargas: 60-Day IL (lat), Brendan Donovan: 10-Day IL (groin), Will Wilson: 60-Day IL (thumb), Matt Brash: 15-Day IL (lat), Logan Evans: 60-Day IL (arm)
Blue Jays: Addison Barger: 10-Day IL (elbow), Max Scherzer: 15-Day IL (back), Yimi Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jesus Sanchez: 10-Day IL (ankle), Lenyn Sosa: 10-Day IL (wrist), Joe Mantiply: 60-Day IL (knee), Jose Berrios: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cody Ponce: 60-Day IL (knee), Anthony Santander: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
