The Detroit Tigers (65-93) take their weakest offense in MLB on the road to face the Seattle Mariners (87-71) at T-Mobile Park on Monday to open a four-game series. The Tigers just wrapped up a productive six-game homestand (5-1). They won two out of three in their last series against the Twins, taking the finale 5-2 on Sunday at Comerica Park. Victor Reyes was 1 for 3 with a solo home run. The Mariners are kicking off the final series of their 10-game homestand. They won two of three against the Athletics in their last series, dropping the finale 10-3 on Sunday at T-Mobile Park. Jesse Winker went 1 for 3 with a home run and three RBIs.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The Mariners have won all three games this season between the teams, including a 7-0 victory in their most recent meeting on September 1 at Comerica Park. Logan Gilbert threw six scoreless innings – striking out nine – to get the win.
ON THE MOUND
Bryan Garcia (1-0, 3.29 ERA) is in line to start for Detroit. The righty allowed three runs over six innings in his last start, a 7-5 home win over the Guardians on August 15. He got the win, giving up five hits while striking out five. Garcia is making his first appearance against the Mariners this season. Garcia made one appearance against the Mariners in 2021, an 8-3 home victory on June 10. He surrendered one run on one hit over 1.1 innings, walking one. RHP George Kirby (8-4, 3.21 ERA) will toe the rubber for Seattle. He has made one prior start against the Tigers this season, holding opposing hitters scoreless over five innings in a 9-3 road win on August 30. He gave up two hits and walked one, while striking out five in the win. In his last start on Wednesday, Kirby got the win at home against the Rangers. He threw six innings and gave up one run on five hits, striking out four and walking one in the 3-1 triumph.
AT THE PLATE
The Detroit offense is averaging 3.4 runs per game for the season, lowest in the league, with a slash line of .231/.286/.344. Javier Baez leads the team in OPS at .674. The shortstop is slashing .240/.281/.393 with 16 home runs, 64 RBIs, and 63 runs over 141 games. Against right-handed pitchers like Kirby this season, the Tigers have a .605 OPS, lowest in MLB. Baez also is the team’s strongest performer against right-handers with a .619 OPS in 410 at-bats. Seattle is slashing .229/.314/.389 for the season and averaging 4.2 runs per game. Julio Rodriguez leads the team with a .844 OPS. The center fielder has 27 home runs, 73 RBIs, and 81 runs scored with a slash line of .280/.342/.502. The M’s have a .703 OPS against right-handers in 2022. With a .855 OPS over 383 at-bats, Rodriguez also has been their best hitter against right-handers.
HOME AND AWAY
Detroit is on a three-game winning streak in road games, bringing their record to 30-47 in 2022. The Tigers have scored 3.4 runs per game away from home, while allowing 4.3 runs. Seattle has gone 43-34 at T-Mobile Park this season, averaging 3.8 runs per game while surrendering 3.6. Seattle is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings at T-Mobile Park with an average scoreline of 4.2-3.0.
STANDINGS UPDATE
The Tigers are fourth in the AL Central, 24 games behind the division-leading Guardians. The Mariners are second in the AL West, 15 games behind the Astros. They currently occupy one of the Wild Card spots, sitting second with a magic number of four.
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