Mariners take road slide into matchup against the Rays

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Seattle Mariners (47-48, second in the AL West) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (55-37, first in the AL East)

St. Petersburg, Florida; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Logan Gilbert (7-5, 3.19 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 114 strikeouts); Rays: Griffin Jax (4-6, 3.60 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 68 strikeouts)

LINE: Rays -115, Mariners -107; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners will attempt to end their six-game road slide in a matchup against the Tampa Bay Rays.

Tampa Bay has a 55-37 record overall and a 34-14 record at home. The Rays have a 19-5 record in games when they did not give up a home run.

Seattle is 47-48 overall and 20-28 in road games. The Mariners are seventh in the AL with 113 total home runs, averaging 1.2 per game.

The teams match up Saturday for the second time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Junior Caminero leads the Rays with 41 extra base hits (13 doubles and 28 home runs). Cedric Mullins is 7 for 36 with four home runs and six RBIs over the past 10 games.

Dominic Canzone leads the Mariners with 15 home runs while slugging .534. Cole Young is 8 for 32 with four home runs and six RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 6-4, .251 batting average, 3.89 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs

Mariners: 5-5, .211 batting average, 2.69 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs

INJURIES: Rays: Gavin Lux: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Steven Wilson: 60-Day IL (back), Steven Matz: 15-Day IL (ankle), Jesse Scholtens: 15-Day IL (wrist), Manuel Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jon Heasley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jake Fraley: 10-Day IL (groin), Ryan Pepiot: 60-Day IL (hip), Edwin Uceta: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

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