The Seattle Mariners and Chicago Cubs square off in the first of a three-game series on Friday at T-Mobile Park, at 10:10 p.m. ET. Emerson Hancock (7-7, 3.30 ERA) will start for the Mariners, who are 60-68 this season and third in the AL West. Matthew Boyd (8-2, 4.02 ERA) is expected to start for the Cubs, who are 74-54 and second in the NL Central.
How to watch Chicago Cubs vs. Seattle MarinersCubs vs. Mariners odds
Favorite Moneyline: Mariners -110
Underdog Moneyline: Cubs -110
Total: 8
Total Over Odds: -102
Total Under Odds: -118
Injury reportsMariners
Colt Emerson: 10 Day IL (Wrist), J.P. Crawford: 10 Day IL (Wrist), Matt Brash: 15 Day IL (Lat), Cole Wilcox: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Cooper Criswell: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Will Wilson: 60 Day IL (Thumb), Luke Raley: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Logan Evans: 60 Day IL (Arm), Carlos Vargas: 60 Day IL (Lat)
Cubs
Dansby Swanson: 10 Day IL (Side), Matt Shaw: 10 Day IL (Hand), Hoby Milner: 15 Day IL (Appendicitis), Gavin Hollowell: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Edward Cabrera: 15 Day IL (Blister), Daniel Palencia: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Riley Martin: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Porter Hodge: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Justin Steele: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Shelby Miller: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Hunter Harvey: 60 Day IL (Tricep), Cade Horton: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Phil Maton: 60 Day IL (Knee), Christopher Austin: 60 Day IL (Knee), Ben Brown: 60 Day IL (Neck), Kevin Gausman: day-to-day (Hand)
Stats to know
Seattle’s Randy Arozarena is slashing .272/.366/.449 this season with 17 home runs, 53 RBIs and an OPS of .816. He has a 21.3% strikeout rate and a 9.3% walk rate in 516 plate appearances, and he has scored 80 total runs. Arozarena has recorded 20 steals on 27 attempts.
In 510 plate appearances, Josh Naylor is hitting .268/.330/.371 with a .702 OPS and 25 steals on 32 attempts. He has hit 10 long balls, driven in 46 runs and scored 47 times.
Pete Crow-Armstrong has hit 31 home runs this season, which ranks 7th in MLB. He has also tallied 79 RBIs (14th in MLB) and has scored 90 runs. In 570 plate appearances, he has recorded a .279 BA, .378 OBP and .550 SLG with an 11.9% walk rate and a 27% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording 31 steals on 38 attempts.
In 571 plate appearances, Alex Bregman has slashed .255/.345/.404 this season. He has hit 16 long balls and driven in 63 runs with a strikeout rate of 15.6% and a walk rate of 11%. and has scored 69 runs.
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