Seattle Mariners Have Favorable Matchup Against San Diego Padres
The Seattle Mariners are coming off a 3-6 record in a nine game homestead and will play six road games before the All-Star break, starting July 9 against the San Diego Padres.
The Mariners are looking to get the offense on track after losing six consecutive series. And they'll have a good matchup to start the road trip.
Seattle will throw out 2024 All-Star Logan Gilbert (5-5, 2.91 ERA) against struggling rookie Adam Mazur (1-2, 7.51 ERA) in Game 1 of 2 against the Padres.
The Mariners are coming off a 5-4 extra-inning loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on July 7 where they left 15 runners on base. There seems to be an uptick in the team getting people on base. The struggle has been getting those runners home.
Mazur has gone more than five innings in just one of his six starts with San Diego and has allowed 22 earned runs in 26.1 innings pitched and has let up three home runs and a .301 batting average during his six starts. He's allowed five or more hits in four of his last five outings, according to MLB.com.
Gilbert, in his 18 starts this season, has allowed an opposing batting average of .199 and has struck out 108 batters in 117.2 innings pitched.
The Mariners have six games before the All-Star Game to try and figure out the offense and regain some ground in the American League West. If they manage to take advantage of a struggling Mazur, that might be what they need to get things going.
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