The Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays will play Saturday at Rogers Centre. First pitch is scheduled for 3:07 p.m. ET.
Seattle (11-14 SU and 11-14 RL) will turn to right-hander Chris Flexen on Saturday. The 28-year-old is 0-4 with an 8.86 ERA and 1.97 WHIP in five appearances (four starts) this season.
Toronto (16-9 SU and 15-10 RL) has not named a starter for the Saturday afternoon game.
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Seattle scores 4.32 runs per contest (19th) with a .223 batting average (27th) and .676 OPS (22nd). The Mariners have hit 26 home runs (21st) and stolen 17 bases (17th) in 2023. 3B Eugenio Suarez paces the ballclub in hits (25) and RBI (15), while LF Jarred Kelenic leads the team in batting average (.316) and home runs (7). The M's pitching staff has compiled a 3.72 ERA (10th) and a 1.23 WHIP (10th) with ten quality starts.
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Flexen has been a disappointment this season and is coming off one of his worst outings (six earned runs on nine hits and three walks in four innings vs. St. Louis). The righty is 0-1 with a 4.41 ERA and 12 strikeouts in three career appearances against Toronto.