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Mariners Pregame: Blue Jays in for weekend series, lineups and starters

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Sam Gaviglio throws to the Tampa Bay Rays during the first inning on June 3, 2017 in Seattle. (Elaine Thompson / Associated Press)
By Dave Nichols daven@spokesman.com(509) 459-5441

Game 62: The Seattle Mariners (30-31) host the Toronto Blue Jays (29-31) in the first of a three-game series at 7:10 p.m. at Safeco Field.

The M’s try to get back in the win column after the Minnesota Twins halted their five-game winning streak on Thursday with a 2-1 decision.

The Mariners, second in the A.L. West, have won nine of their last 11 games and are 19-11 at home this season.

The Blue Jays beat the Oakland Athletics on Thursday 7-5, are 6-4 in their last 10 games and 12-17 on the road. Toronto is last in the A.L. East, 6 1/2 games behind the New York Yankees.

Lineups and starters

Courtesy @MarinersPR
Courtesy @MarinersPR

Starters: RHP Sam Gaviglio (2-1, 3.13) vs RHP Joe Biagini (1-4, 3.31)

Mariners Notes

  • The Mariners scheduled starters for this weekend’s series vs. the Blue Jays (Sam Gaviglio, Ariel Miranda and James Paxton) have combined to go 7-0 with 3.20 ERA (14 earned runs in 39 1/3 innings) in their last seven starts dating back to May 25. During that stretch, Gaviglio, Miranda and Paxton have combined to limit opponents to a .199 average against and a 1.04 WHIP.
  • Entering this three-game set against the Blue Jays, the Mariners are 13-6-2 in the 21 series between the two clubs at Safeco Field. Seattle has recorded three three-game sweeps of Toronto at Safeco Field (Aug. 2014) and a two-game sweep (Sept. 1999). The Mariners have claimed three of their last five home series against Toronto since the start of the 2012 season. Seattle has never lost back-to-back series vs. the Blue Jays at Safeco Field.
  • Over the last 11 games, the Mariners are averaging 6.9 runs-per-game (76 runs) while batting .328 as a team with 16 home runs, a .390 on-base percentage and a .521 slugging mark. Not surprisingly, Seattle is 9-2 during that span
  • In the 16 games prior to this stretch (5/11-27), the Mariners averaged 2.3 runs (36 runs) while batting .205 as a club. Correspondingly, Seattle went 4-12 during that span.

This Day in Mariners History

In 1979, “Willie Horton Night” honored the Mariners DH who belted his 300th career home run June 6, the 43rd player in baseball history to reach that milestone. A crowd of 40,314 was in the Kingdome.