Mariners and Reds meet in series rubber match

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Cincinnati Reds (46-54, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Seattle Mariners (51-51, second in the AL West)

Seattle; Wednesday, 3:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Brady Singer (4-9, 4.56 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 82 strikeouts); Mariners: Emerson Hancock (6-4, 3.17 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 94 strikeouts)

LINE: Mariners -120, Reds -102; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners and Cincinnati Reds meet on Wednesday with the winner claiming the three-game series.

Seattle has a 30-22 record at home and a 51-51 record overall. Mariners pitchers have a collective 3.58 ERA, which ranks third in the AL.

Cincinnati is 46-54 overall and 24-26 on the road. The Reds are 18-11 in games when they did not allow a home run.

The matchup Wednesday is the third meeting between these teams this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Josh Naylor has 12 doubles, eight home runs and 37 RBIs while hitting .258 for the Mariners. J.P. Crawford is 8 for 35 with three doubles over the last 10 games.

Sal Stewart has 23 doubles and 20 home runs while hitting .249 for the Reds. Elly De La Cruz is 14 for 40 with a double, two triples and four home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 4-6, .209 batting average, 3.83 ERA, outscored by seven runs

Reds: 5-5, .253 batting average, 4.70 ERA, outscored by two runs

INJURIES: Mariners: J.P. Crawford: day-to-day (undisclosed), Julio Rodriguez: day-to-day (undisclosed), Brendan Donovan: 10-Day IL (groin), Rob Refsnyder: 10-Day IL (knee), Matt Brash: 15-Day IL (lat), Cooper Criswell: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Carlos Vargas: 60-Day IL (lat), Will Wilson: 60-Day IL (thumb), Logan Evans: 60-Day IL (arm)

Reds: Blake Dunn: 10-Day IL (elbow), Nick Lodolo: 15-Day IL (finger), Matt McLain: 10-Day IL (calf), Brandon Williamson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tony Santillan: 15-Day IL (oblique), Graham Ashcraft: 60-Day IL (forearm)

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