The Seattle Mariners will host the Detroit Tigers tonight to open a 3-game set at T-Mobile Park. After going on a 5 game skid, the Mariners are back on track winning 3 straight against a really talented Cleveland Indians team. Detroit has won 5 of their last 8 but all 5 wins were at Comerica Park. On the road they have struggled. The Tigers are just 5-14 away from home and a dismal 1-9 in their last 10 meetings with the Mariners. The probable pitchers tonight are southpaw Yusei Kikuchi for Seattle and Casey Mize for Detroit. Both hurlers got off to a bit of a rocky start but have turned it around over their last 3 starts. Mize is 1-1 with a 3.00 ERA and a 1.06 WHIP. Kikuchi is also 1-1, with a slightly better ERA of 2.66 and a 0.79 WHIP. The Tigers do not hit lefties well, are next to last in the league in scoring, and that doesn’t bode well against a Mariners team that is a respectable 12-9 at home.
TONIGHT’S PICK: SEATTLE MARINERS