Mariners host the Giants to begin 3-game series

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San Francisco Giants (41-55, fourth in the NL West) vs. Seattle Mariners (48-49, second in the AL West)

Seattle; Friday, 10:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Landen Roupp (6-8, 4.27 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 104 strikeouts); Mariners: Bryce Miller (4-3, 2.18 ERA, 0.83 WHIP, 65 strikeouts)

LINE: Mariners -159, Giants +131; over/under is 7 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners host the San Francisco Giants on Friday to start a three-game series.

Seattle is 48-49 overall and 27-20 in home games. The Mariners have the fifth-best team ERA in baseball at 3.62.

San Francisco is 41-55 overall and 19-30 on the road. The Giants have the fourth-ranked team slugging percentage in the NL at .420.

The teams meet Friday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Randy Arozarena has 21 doubles, a triple and 11 home runs for the Mariners. J.P. Crawford is 9 for 36 with five doubles over the last 10 games.

Rafael Devers leads the Giants with 19 home runs while slugging .479. Casey Schmitt is 12 for 41 with three home runs and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 4-6, .199 batting average, 2.93 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs

Giants: 5-5, .263 batting average, 5.32 ERA, outscored by nine runs

INJURIES: Mariners: Rob Refsnyder: 10-Day IL (knee), Emerson Hancock: day-to-day (hand), Julio Rodriguez: 7-Day IL (head), Matt Brash: 15-Day IL (lat), Brendan Donovan: 10-Day IL (groin), Cooper Criswell: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Carlos Vargas: 60-Day IL (lat), Will Wilson: 60-Day IL (thumb), Logan Evans: 60-Day IL (arm)

Giants: Victor Bericoto: 10-Day IL (oblique), Matt Chapman: 10-Day IL (leg), Jonah Cox: 10-Day IL (oblique), Harrison Bader: 10-Day IL (plantar fasciitis), Daniel Susac: 10-Day IL (back), Matt Gage: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jose Butto: 60-Day IL (arm), Joel Peguero: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Hayden Birdsong: 60-Day IL (forearm), Randy Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Rowan Wick: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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