Mariners play the Blue Jays in first of 3-game series

Toronto Blue Jays (17-20, third in the AL East) vs. Seattle Mariners (22-14, first in the AL West)

Seattle; Friday, 9:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Kevin Gausman (2-3, 3.83 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, 37 strikeouts); Mariners: Luis Castillo (3-2, 3.29 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 30 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners host the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday to start a three-game series.

Seattle has a 12-6 record at home and a 22-14 record overall. The Mariners have a 10-5 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.

Toronto is 6-12 on the road and 17-20 overall. The Blue Jays have a 10-1 record in games when they scored five or more runs.

The teams meet Friday for the fourth time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Julio Rodriguez has four doubles, two triples and six home runs for the Mariners. Jorge Polanco is 11 for 31 with four doubles and four home runs over the last 10 games.

Bo Bichette has 11 doubles, a home run and 16 RBIs for the Blue Jays. Anthony Santander is 10 for 40 with a double and three home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 8-2, .291 batting average, 3.50 ERA, outscored opponents by 31 runs

Blue Jays: 4-6, .247 batting average, 5.41 ERA, outscored by 13 runs

INJURIES: Mariners: Luke Raley: 10-Day IL (side), Gregory Santos: 60-Day IL (knee), Logan Gilbert: 15-Day IL (forearm), Victor Robles: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Bliss: 60-Day IL (biceps), George Kirby: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jackson Kowar: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Blue Jays: Andres Gimenez: day-to-day (quadricep), Erik Swanson: 60-Day IL (hand), Max Scherzer: 60-Day IL (lat), Ryan Burr: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nick Sandlin: 15-Day IL (back), Alek Manoah: 60-Day IL (elbow), Angel Bastardo: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.