The Seattle Mariners will travel to San Diego, California, to face the San Diego Padres at Petco Park in the final game of a two-game interleague series. The first pitch of Game 2 is scheduled for 6:40 PM ET on Wednesday evening and will air on Padres TV and Root Sports Northwest.
The Seattle Mariners ended their two-game losing streak with a dominating performance in Game 1, winning 8-3 on the road against the San Diego Padres. Logan Gilbert played a pivotal role in the win as he recorded his 14th quality start this season after pitching 7 ? innings, allowing three runs, and recording seven strikeouts.
The bats for the Mariners were also hot in the game as they scored eight runs, including two runs in the 3rd and 7th including two two-run home runs hit by Cal Raleigh, which also scored Julio Rodriguez in both innings, while Rodriguez hit a solo shot of his own in the 5th inning.
The win improved the record for the Mariners to 50-43, which puts them in 1st place in the AL West. Seattle has won five of the previous six games in the series against San Diego while outscoring the Padres by an average of 4.83 to 2.67 runs per game in those matchups.
The Seattle Mariners will look to extend their winning streak in the series to four games when they travel to face the San Diego Padres for Game 2.
The San Diego Padres enter the series' final game against the Seattle Mariners on a three-game losing streak following a 3-8 loss in Game 1 on Tuesday night at home, dropping their record to 49-46.
However, they remain in 2nd place in the NL West and would be in the playoffs as the final Wild Card team in the National League. Adam Mazur has allowed four or more runs in each of his last three starts, including five runs in Game 1 on Tuesday night while recording six strikeouts as he also lost his 3rd game of the season to drop his overall record to 1-3.
Following the loss in Game 1, the Padres have allowed seven or more runs in four straight games as their rotation continues to struggle. In comparison, they've only been able to produce four runs over their previous two games, including three runs in Game 1, which included two in the 8th inning when Kyle Higashioka hit a two-run home run that also scored David Peralta.
The San Diego Padres will look to end their three-game losing streak when they host the Seattle Mariners for Game 2 of the series on Wednesday evening.
WagerWeb lists the San Diego Padres as -135 moneyline favorites at home against the Seattle Mariners for Game 2 of the series on Wednesday evening. Seattle has won seven of the last ten by an average margin of 1.9 runs per game while winning three straight games in the series by an average margin of 4 runs per game.
Seattle is one of the best teams in the American League this season as they enter the series' final game in 1st place in the AL West, while San Diego is in 2nd place in the NL West.
The Mariners have dominated the series against the Padres, having won seven of the previous ten by an average margin of 1.9 runs per game, including three straight games in the series by an average margin of 4 runs per game.
As a result, I am taking the moneyline for the Seattle Mariners when they travel to face the San Diego Padres for Game 2 of the series on Wednesday.
