Toronto Blue Jays (54-44, third in the AL East) vs. Seattle Mariners (49-48, fourth in the AL West)
Seattle; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Kevin Gausman (7-5, 3.03 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 153 strikeouts); Mariners: Logan Gilbert (8-5, 3.65 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 111 strikeouts)
Teoscar Hernández lined a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the ninth to score Jose Caballero and the Seattle Mariners rallied for a 3-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays.
George Kirby matched his career high with 10 strikeouts over seven innings, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Minnesota Twins 5-0.
Seattle Mariners outfielder Jarred Kelenic was placed on the 10-day injured list with a broken bone in his left foot after kicking a water cooler following a ninth-inning strikeout the night before.
Max Kepler scored the go-ahead run on a passed ball in the eighth inning and Minnesota pitchers struck out 14 in the Twins’ 6-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night.
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Blue Jays -137, Mariners +116; over/under is 7 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners play the Toronto Blue Jays, leading the series 1-0.
Seattle has a 28-24 record in home games and a 49-48 record overall. The Mariners are 22-8 in games when they hit at least two home runs.
Toronto has a 27-24 record in road games and a 54-44 record overall. The Blue Jays are 40-26 in games when they record eight or more hits.
Saturday’s game is the fifth time these teams meet this season. The season series is tied 2-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Ty France has 24 doubles, seven home runs and 38 RBI for the Mariners. Eugenio Suarez is 7-for-31 with a double and three home runs over the past 10 games.
Bo Bichette leads the Blue Jays with a .312 batting average, and has 22 doubles, a triple, 16 home runs, 18 walks and 53 RBI. Whit Merrifield is 13-for-38 with two home runs and eight RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 5-5, .206 batting average, 3.64 ERA, outscored by seven runs
Blue Jays: 6-4, .253 batting average, 2.93 ERA, outscored opponents by 12 runs
INJURIES: Mariners: Jarred Kelenic: 10-Day IL (foot), Penn Murfee: 60-Day IL (elbow), Robbie Ray: 60-Day IL (flexor), Marco Gonzales: 15-Day IL (forearm), Easton McGee: 60-Day IL (forearm), Evan White: 60-Day IL (adductor)
Blue Jays: Adam Cimber: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kevin Gausman: day-to-day (side), Chad Green: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hyun-Jin Ryu: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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