The Seattle Mariners and Detroit Tigers will take the field on Friday night at Comerica Park. First pitch is at 6:40 p.m. ET.
Seattle (18-19 SU and 19-18 RL) wrapped up a three-game set with Texas on Wednesday, losing two of three. The Mariners will start lefty Marco Gonzales tomorrow. The 31-year-old is 2-0 with a 4.71 ERA and 1.47 WHIP in six prior starts this year.
Detroit (17-19 SU and 21-15 RL) finished its three-game series with division foe Cleveland on Wednesday, winning two of three. The Tigers will start southpaw Matthew Boyd on Friday. The 32-year-old is 2-2 with a 5.28 ERA and 1.34 WHIP in his six outings in 2023.
Seattle dropped its series finale with Texas despite having its ace, Luis Castillo, on the mound. The Mariners are under .500 as we approach mid-May, with three teams ahead of them in the AL West standings. Can they recover in time to make a push for another spot in the postseason?
The Mariners score 4.24 runs per game (22nd) and hit .223 (28th) with a .675 OPS (27th). They have recorded 38 home runs (22nd) and 22 stolen bases (23rd) this year. The M's pitching staff has posted a 3.37 ERA (4th) and 1.16 WHIP (4th) with 18 quality starts (5th).
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Gonzales gets the start for Seattle tomorrow in The D. The southpaw pitched six frames in his last outing, holding Houston to three runs on six hits and three walks, striking out four. It was a decent outing on the heels of a poor performance against Toronto when he surrendered five runs on eight hits in three innings. Gonzales has a 23:11 K:BB ratio in 2023.