Detroit Tigers at Seattle Mariners 10/5/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Detroit Tigers are on the road Wednesday to play the Seattle Mariners in the final game of the regular season for both teams. The Detroit Tigers improved to 66-93 following a 4-3 victory over the Mariners on Monday in the opening game of the series. Detroit has won three straight and nine of the last 10. The Tigers are fourth in the American League Central and will miss the postseason. Keep up with the last day of the regular season with our free baseball previews.

Shortstop Javier Baez is batting .239 to lead Detroit and has team highs in home runs with 17, RBIs with 66, hits with 131 and on-base percentage at .280. Catcher Eric Haase is second in home runs with 14. On Wednesday, the Detroit Tigers will send Tyler Alexander to the mound. The left-hander is 4-11 with a 4.72 ERA, 56 Ks and 24 BBs.

Seattle dropped to 87-72 following its one-run loss to the Tigers on Monday in the opening game of the three-game series. Seattle has lost two straight but prior to that the Mariners won four straight. Seattle's Sam Haggerty injured his groin and had to be helped off the field. Haggerty's status is unknown for the wild card round of the postseason.

Center fielder Julio Rodriguez is batting .284 to lead Seattle and has a team-high .345 on-base percentage. Third baseman Eugenio Suarez is the leader in home runs with 31 and RBIs with 86, while first baseman Ty France is the leader in hits with 149. Seattle has not announced its starting pitcher for the final game of the regular season on Wednesday versus Detroit.