Mariners face the Marlins looking to stop road losing streak

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Seattle Mariners (47-46, first in the AL West) vs. Miami Marlins (51-42, third in the NL East)

Miami; Thursday, 6:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Bryce Miller (4-2, 1.71 ERA, 0.67 WHIP, 62 strikeouts); Marlins: Janson Junk (0-0)

LINE: Mariners -150, Marlins +122; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners will attempt to break their four-game road slide in a matchup with the Miami Marlins.

Miami is 51-42 overall and 30-17 in home games. Marlins hitters have a collective .412 slugging percentage to rank sixth in the NL.

Seattle is 47-46 overall and 20-26 on the road. The Mariners have the second-ranked team ERA in the AL at 3.54.

Thursday's game is the third time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Otto Lopez has 26 doubles, five triples and nine home runs for the Marlins. Heriberto Hernandez is 9 for 30 with four doubles, four home runs and six RBIs over the past 10 games.

Dominic Canzone leads the Mariners with 14 home runs while slugging .533. Julio Rodriguez is 13 for 36 with three RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Marlins: 7-3, .309 batting average, 4.81 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs

Mariners: 5-5, .230 batting average, 2.38 ERA, outscored opponents by 18 runs

INJURIES: Marlins: Owen Caissie: day-to-day (calf), Josh Ekness: 60-Day IL (calf), Janson Junk: 15-Day IL (shin), Anthony Bender: 15-Day IL (shin), Andrew Nardi: 60-Day IL (ribs), Robby Snelling: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ronny Henriquez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Adam Mazur: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Mariners: Brendan Donovan: 10-Day IL (groin), Julio Rodriguez: 7-Day IL (head), Cooper Criswell: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Rob Refsnyder: 10-Day IL (knee), Carlos Vargas: 60-Day IL (lat), Will Wilson: 60-Day IL (thumb), Matt Brash: 15-Day IL (lat), 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.