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Mariners Pregame: On the road for quick weekend series, lineups and starters

Seattle Mariners pitcher Ariel Miranda throws against the Minnesota Twins in the first inning on June 15, 2017, in Minneapolis. (Jim Mone / Associated Press)
By Dave Nichols daven@spokesman.com(509) 459-5441

Game 81: The Seattle Mariners (39-41) face the Los Angeles Angels (42-41) in the first of a three-game series at 7:07 p.m. at Angel Stadium in Anaheim.

The Mariners come off a disappointing two-game sweep at home to the Philadelphia Phillies, who entered the series with the worst road record in MLB.

The M’s are 6-4 in the last 10 games, but have lost four in a row – after reaching a season-high two games over .500 – and have fallen to fourth in the A.L. West, 15 games behind division-leading Houston and are 2.5 games out of a wildcard spot. Seattle is 14-24 on the road.

The Angels are 6-4 over their last 10 games, sit in second in the division and one game out of a wildcard spot. They are 22-17 at Angel Stadium this season.

Lineups and starters

Courtesy @MarinersPR
Courtesy @MarinersPR

Starters: LHP Ariel Miranda (6-4, 4.11) vs. RHP Parker Bridwell (2-0, 2.95)

Mariners Notes

  • C Mike Zunino has 30 RBI this month, just the 11th time that a Mariners player has recorded 30-plus RBI in a calendar month. Mike Blowers and Edgar Martinez share the record with 33 in Aug. 1995.
  • Seattle has two of the top-seven RBI leaders in the American League. Nelson Cruz has 59 RBI this season and is second in the American League, trailing only New York’s Aaron Judge (62). Teammate Robinson Canó is tied for seventh in the A.L. with 52. The Mariners and White Sox are the only A.L. teams with two or more players with 50 RBI this season.
  • Cruz hit 14 home runs in his first 56 games of the season but hasn’t hit a roundtripper in his last 20 games. The 20-game homerless streak is the seventh longest of his career.
  • Mariners minor league right-handed pitcher Thyago Vieira (Brazil) will represent the World team in the 19th annual SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game on Sunday, July 9 at Marlins Park in Miami.

This Day in Mariners History

In 1997, infielder Paul Sorrento homered in his fourth consecutive game, but the Mariners lost to San Francisco, 8-6 in 10 innings.

In 2014, James Jones went 4 for 5 with three stolen bases, becoming the second player in club history to record four hits and three steals in a game. The Mariners hit a season-high four home runs in a 10-4 win over Houston. He joined Ichiro, who went 4 for 5 with a club-record four steals on July 20, 2004 vs. Boston.