The Seattle Mariners conclude a three-game interleague series on the road Sunday against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Seattle is 73-62 following a 6-5 victory over the Diamondbacks on Friday in the opening game of the series. The Mariners have won three straight, four of the last five and Seattle is third in the American League West 6 ½ games behind first-place Houston.
Ty France is batting .291 to lead Seattle and the infielder has team highs in hits with 137 and on-base percentage at .362. Third baseman Kyle Seager is the leader in home runs with 31 and RBIs with 85. On Sunday, the Seattle Mariners will send Chris Flexen to the mound. The right-hander is 11-5 with an ERA of 3.52, 99 Ks and 30 BBs.
The Arizona Diamondbacks are 45-91 following their one-run loss to the Seattle Mariners on Friday. The Diamondbacks have lost six of the last seven and are last in the National League West 41 ½ games behind the first place San Francisco Giants. Arizona is next to last in team ERA at 5.12 and opposing hitters are averaging .267 against Arizona pitching which is next to last in baseball.
Josh Rojas is batting .273 to lead Arizona and the third baseman has team highs in on-base percentage at .352 and home runs with 11. Pavin Smith is the leader in hits with 119, while David Peralta is the leader in RBIs with 52. On Sunday, the Arizona Diamondbacks will send Tyler Gilbert to the mound. The lefthander is 1-2 with an ERA of 2.93, 20 Ks and 10 BBs.
