Seattle Mariners and Athletics meet in game 2 of series
Seattle Mariners (57-50, second in the AL West) vs. Athletics (46-63, fifth in the AL West) West Sacramento, California; Tuesday, 10:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Logan Evans (4-3, 4.40 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 43 strikeouts); Athletics: Luis Severino (4-11, 4.95 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 92 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mariners -118, Athletics -102; over/under is 10 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners play the Athletics with a 1-0 series lead. The Athletics have a 46-63 record overall and a 20-32 record in home games. The Athletics have the eighth-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .315. Seattle is 57-50 overall and 29-26 on the road. The Mariners have the eighth-ranked team
Mariners' Josh Naylor destroys Athletics pitch for first HR since trade
The Seattle Mariners got the spark they were looking for Monday night, and it came off the bat of their newest slugger. In the bottom of the fourth inning at Sutter Health Park, Josh Naylor crushed a 420-foot solo shot to right field off Athletics starter Joey Estes, marking his first home run since being traded to the Seattle last week. The blast gave the Mariners an early 1-0 lead in a divisional matchup they couldn't afford to lose. After the homer, the Mariners took to their official X (formerly known as Twitter) page to share the celebratory moment as Naylor lifted the team's signature trident for the first time.
Pitching Matchups For Series Between Seattle Mariners, Athletics
The Seattle Mariners will go into their final leg of a seven-game road trip with a three-game series against the Athletics in West Sacramento. The Mariners split a series with the Los Angeles Angels, which resulted in the former being tied with the Texas Rangers for the final American League Wild Card spot and second place in the AL West. Seattle could either find itself returning home cemented in the playoff picture or behind several teams depending on the results of the series against the A's.