Mariners aim to stop slide in matchup with the White Sox

Fri, Jul 26, 2024
MLB News (AP)

Seattle Mariners (53-51, second in the AL West) vs. Chicago White Sox (27-78, fifth in the AL Central)

Chicago; Friday, 8:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: George Kirby (7-7, 3.20 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 122 strikeouts); White Sox: Drew Thorpe (3-1, 3.03 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 24 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Mariners -159, White Sox +135; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners aim to break a three-game slide with a win over the Chicago White Sox.

Chicago has a 17-34 record in home games and a 27-78 record overall. The White Sox are 8-23 in games decided by one run.

Seattle has gone 22-28 on the road and 53-51 overall. The Mariners are 21-12 in games when they hit at least two home runs.

Friday's game is the fifth time these teams square off this season. The Mariners have a 3-1 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Andrew Vaughn has 20 doubles and 11 home runs while hitting .234 for the White Sox. Andrew Benintendi is 6-for-30 with two home runs over the past 10 games.

Cal Raleigh leads Seattle with 20 home runs while slugging .416. Julio Rodriguez is 14-for-32 with three home runs and seven RBI over the last 10 games.

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LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 0-10, .189 batting average, 5.45 ERA, outscored by 37 runs

Mariners: 2-8, .200 batting average, 2.56 ERA, outscored by two runs

INJURIES: White Sox: Max Stassi: 60-Day IL (hip), Jordan Leasure: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Mike Soroka: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Dominic Leone: 60-Day IL (right elbow), Mike Clevinger: 15-Day IL (elbow), Yoan Moncada: 60-Day IL (abductor), Jimmy Lambert: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Matt Foster: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jesse Scholtens: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Mariners: J.P. Crawford: 10-Day IL (hand), Julio Rodriguez: 10-Day IL (ankle), Dominic Canzone: 10-Day IL (abductor), Sam Haggerty: 60-Day IL (achilles), Matt Brash: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jackson Kowar: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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