Tigers meet the Mariners with 1-0 series lead

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Seattle Mariners (33-31, first in the AL West) vs. Detroit Tigers (26-38, fourth in the AL Central)

Detroit; Saturday, 1:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Bryce Miller (1-0, 1.71 ERA, 0.86 WHIP, 20 strikeouts); Tigers: Keider Montero (2-3, 3.69 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 43 strikeouts)

LINE: Mariners -136, Tigers +114; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers lead 1-0 in a three-game series against the Seattle Mariners.

Detroit has a 15-14 record at home and a 26-38 record overall. The Tigers have an 18-6 record in games when they scored five or more runs.

Seattle has a 33-31 record overall and a 14-15 record in road games. Mariners pitchers have a collective 3.53 ERA, which ranks fifth in MLB play.

The matchup Saturday is the second time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Dillon Dingler leads the Tigers with 14 home runs while slugging .502. Wenceel Perez is 7 for 37 with four home runs and five RBIs over the last 10 games.

Randy Arozarena leads the Mariners with a .280 batting average, and has 17 doubles, a triple, six home runs, 25 walks and 26 RBIs. J.P. Crawford is 13 for 37 with four home runs and six RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 5-5, .257 batting average, 4.39 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs

Mariners: 8-2, .285 batting average, 2.84 ERA, outscored opponents by 20 runs

INJURIES: Tigers: Trey Sweeney: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kenley Jansen: 15-Day IL (groin), Burch Smith: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Casey Mize: 15-Day IL (abductor), Tarik Skubal: 15-Day IL (elbow), Brant Hurter: 60-Day IL (back), Bailey Horn: 60-Day IL (elbow), Javier Baez: 10-Day IL (ankle), Justin Verlander: 60-Day IL (hip), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Parker Meadows: 60-Day IL (head/arm), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Mariners: Carlos Vargas: 60-Day IL (lat), J.P. Crawford: day-to-day (hand), Miles Mastrobuoni: 60-Day IL (calf), Cal Raleigh: 10-Day IL (side), Brendan Donovan: 10-Day IL (groin), Will Wilson: 10-Day IL (thumb), Logan Evans: 60-Day IL (arm)

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

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