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The Mariners were 49-49 Take on the red hot Detroit Tigers this weekend. Detroit is 59-36 and has the best record in the league. Despite this, Seattle managed to pound the Tigers on Friday, going 12-3. All betting courtesy of BetPhoenix here (claim your 175% welcome bonus).
Power Rankings
Seattle Mariners
"The Mariners have four All-Stars, which is their most since 2018. Their two position player representatives drew very different reactions upon selection. On one end, there's Cal Raleigh, who is having the best offensive season by a catcher in history and is a no-brainer starter. The "Big Dumper," as he's affectionately nicknamed, leads the majors in home runs while casually remaining one of the best backstops in baseball. Then there's Julio Rodriguez, whose OPS starts with a six but who provides enough value in the field and on the bases to be on pace for a 4.0-fWAR season. Still, Rodriguez's inclusion raised eyebrows."
Detroit Tigers
"Tarik Skubal joined elected starters Riley Greene, Gleyber Torres and Javier Baez as an All-Star selection, giving the Tigers four All-Stars for the first time since 2015, when Miguel Cabrera, J.D. Martinez, David Price and Jose Iglesias made it. Baez will become the first player to ever start an All-Star Game at shortstop and the outfield. (Robin Yount won an MVP as a shortstop and center fielder, but he never made an All-Star team as an outfielder.) Skubal's next scheduled start is Saturday, so he's a candidate to start if the Tigers are willing to let him pitch an inning on two days of rest."
Series Preview
The Seattle Mariners lead 1-0 in a three-game series with the Detroit Tigers.
Detroit has gone 32-16 at home and 59-36 overall. The Tigers have a 40-4 record in games when they out-hit their opponents.
Seattle has a 24-24 record on the road and a 49-45 record overall. The Mariners are 34-9 in games when they scored at least five runs.
Saturday's game is the fifth time these teams square off this season. The season series is tied 2-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Spencer Torkelson has 20 doubles and 21 home runs for the Tigers. Colt Keith is 14 for 36 with four doubles, two home runs and five RBI over the past 10 games.
Cal Raleigh has 16 doubles and 38 home runs while hitting .264 for the Mariners. Randy Arozarena is 9 for 37 with five home runs over the past 10 games.
Tariq Skubal (10-3) was 10-0 with a 1.62 ERA in 16 starts since losing 3-2 to the Mariners in Seattle on April 2. He allowed four runs on four hits and two walks in five innings, striking out five in the Friday night loss. Detroit was a big -270 favorite coming into this game.
Saturday's PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: George Kirby (3-4, 4.22 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 50 strikeouts); Tigers: Casey Mize (9-2, 2.63 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 73 strikeouts).
Detroit was a -123 favorite seeing greater than 80% of the early moneyline action. This one dropped from -135.
- Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com
