Mariners to break skid in matchup with the Twins

Minnesota Twins (56-55, second in the AL Central) vs. Seattle Mariners (53-58, third in the AL West)

Seattle; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Connor Prielipp (3-5, 4.73 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 76 strikeouts); Mariners: Logan Gilbert (8-6, 3.44 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 133 strikeouts)

LINE: Mariners -170, Twins +142; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners aim to end their three-game slide when they play the Minnesota Twins.

Seattle is 30-24 in home games and 53-58 overall. The Mariners rank sixth in the AL with 130 total home runs, averaging 1.2 per game.

Minnesota is 56-55 overall and 26-28 on the road. The Twins have the fifth-ranked team batting average in the AL at .244.

Saturday's game is the fifth meeting between these teams this season. The season series is tied 2-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Randy Arozarena has 13 home runs, 42 walks and 48 RBI while hitting .280 for the Mariners. Josh Naylor is 13 for 38 with three doubles and an RBI over the last 10 games.

Brooks Lee has 16 doubles, three triples and 16 home runs for the Twins. Ryan Jeffers is 11 for 37 with three home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 2-8, .226 batting average, 5.61 ERA, outscored by 20 runs

Twins: 7-3, .207 batting average, 3.23 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs

INJURIES: Mariners: Luke Raley: day-to-day (elbow), J.P. Crawford: 10-Day IL (wrist), Brendan Donovan: 10-Day IL (groin), Matt Brash: 15-Day IL (lat), Cooper Criswell: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Carlos Vargas: 60-Day IL (lat), Will Wilson: 60-Day IL (thumb), Logan Evans: 60-Day IL (arm)

Twins: Cole Sands: 60-Day IL (elbow), Garrett Acton: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Byron Buxton: 10-Day IL (hip), Mike Paredes: 15-Day IL (oblique), David Festa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Mick Abel: 60-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Banda: 60-Day IL (lat), Pablo Lopez: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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