The Seattle Mariners continue their march to the playoffs as they take on the Detroit Tigers in the final game of a three game series on Thursday afternoon. This wraps up the first series of the year between these two teams. The Mariners sit in the second wildcard spot, while the Tigers have the second worst record in the American League. Logan Gilbert (10-5) gets the start for the Mariners while Eduardo Rodriguez (3-3) takes the hill for the Tigers.
The Mariners won the first game of this series by the score of 9-3. George Kirby got the win, throwing five innings of shutout ball. Ty France had another great game for the Mariners with three hits and two RBI. France is batting .282 with 16 home runs and 65 RBI. Carlos Santana and Cal Raleigh also hit home runs while Eugenio Suarez had 2 hits and an RBI. Suarez leads the team with 24 homers and 73 RBI. While the Mariners are well behind the Astros in the AL West, they are second in the wildcard race.
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Logan Gilbert gets the start for the Mariners on Thursday. Gilbert, a right hander, is 10-5 on the season with an ERA of 3.49 in 26 starts. He has 133 strikeouts and 41 walks inn 149.2 innings pitched. He got a no-decision in his last start, a 3-2 win over Cleveland in 11 innings. Gilbert allowed 2 runs on 8 hits in 6.1 innings with 2 strikeouts and 0 walks. In his career versus the Tigers, Gilbert has allowed 3 runs on 4 hits with 2 walks and 2 strikeouts in 2.2 innings. The Mariners have a team ERA of 3.58, which ranks 7th in the league. The bullpen has an ERA of 3.39, which is tied for 8th in baseball.