Seattle Mariners (24-19, first in the AL West) vs. San Diego Padres (27-16, second in the NL West)
San Diego; Saturday, 8:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Emerson Hancock (1-2, 6.91 ERA, 1.71 WHIP, 22 strikeouts); Padres: Nick Pivetta (5-2, 3.05 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 49 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Padres -176, Mariners +147; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners will try to keep a three-game road win streak going when they visit the San Diego Padres.
San Diego is 16-6 in home games and 27-16 overall. Padres pitchers have a collective 3.37 ERA, which ranks seventh in MLB play.
Seattle has gone 11-8 in road games and 24-19 overall. The Mariners are 15-5 in games when they record eight or more hits.
Saturday's game is the second time these teams match up this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Manny Machado has a .331 batting average to lead the Padres, and has 14 doubles and three home runs. Jackson Merrill is 14 for 35 with a home run and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.
Cal Raleigh leads the Mariners with 14 home runs while slugging .571. Julio Rodriguez is 13 for 42 with a double, two home runs and four RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Padres: 5-5, .274 batting average, 5.41 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs
Mariners: 4-6, .222 batting average, 4.74 ERA, outscored by 14 runs
INJURIES: Padres: Mason McCoy: 10-Day IL (finger), Bryan Hoeing: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Logan Gillaspie: 15-Day IL (oblique ), Matt Waldron: 60-Day IL (oblique), Jhony Brito: 60-Day IL (forearm), Yu Darvish: 15-Day IL (elbow), Joe Musgrove: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Mariners: Bryce Miller: 15-Day IL (elbow), Trent Thornton: 15-Day IL (stomach), Luke Raley: 10-Day IL (side), Gregory Santos: 60-Day IL (knee), Logan Gilbert: 15-Day IL (forearm), Victor Robles: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Bliss: 60-Day IL (biceps), George Kirby: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jackson Kowar: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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