The Detroit Tigers (19-23, 3rd AL Central) continue their four-game series in the Pacific Northwest on Friday against the Seattle Mariners (24-18, 3rd AL West).
The Tigers lost on Wednesday to the Cleveland Indians 6-0 snapping a three-game winning streak. Cleveland’s Trevor Bauer struck out 10 Tigers batters. Ryan Carpenter fell to 0-1 after allowing seven hits and five runs over five innings of work in just his second start in the big leagues.
Seattle lost 5-1 on Wednesday to the Texas Rangers snapping its two-game winning streak. Seattle’s offensive attack was stymied by 44-year old Bartolo Colon who kept them at bay for 7 2/3 innings.
Nicholas Castellanos leads the Tigers with a .316 batting average and team high in hits with 48 and RBIs with 24. Leonys Martin leads in home runs with five. Detroit has a team batting average of .261, while opposing hitters are averaging .255 at the plate against Tigers pitching. On Friday, the Tigers will send Michael Fulmer to the mound. The right-hander this season is 1-3 with an ERA of 4.37, 39 Ks and 15 BBs.
Dee Gordon leads the Mariners with a .321 batting average and team high 54 hits. Mitch Haniger is the team leader in home runs with 10 and RBIs with 32. Seattle has a team batting average of .260 while opposing hitters are averaging .253 at the plate against Mariners pitching. Seattle will send veteran Felix Hernandez to the mound on Friday. The right-hander on the season is 5-3 with an ERA of 5.66, 45 Ks and 22 BBs.
