Athletics bring 1-0 series lead over Mariners into game 2

Athletics (55-86, fourth in the AL West) vs. Seattle Mariners (66-75, third in the AL West).

Key points

• PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Kade Morris (0-1, 9.82 ERA, 2.11 WHIP, 10 strikeouts); Mariners: Logan Gilbert (11-8, 3.42 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 166 strikeouts).
• TOP PERFORMERS: Randy Arozarena has a.273 batting average to lead the Mariners, and has 28 doubles, a triple and 22 home runs.
• LINE: Mariners -218, Athletics +173; over/under is 7 1/2 runs.
• The Athletics are 55-86 overall and 30-42 in road games.
• Seattle has a 37-32 record at home and a 66-75 record overall.

BOTTOM LINE: The Athletics bring a 1-0 lead into the next game of the series against the Seattle Mariners.

Seattle has a 37-32 record at home and a 66-75 record overall. The Mariners have hit 162 total home runs to rank seventh in the AL.

Notably, the Athletics are 55-86 overall and 30-42 in road games. The Athletics have the sixth-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at.404.

For context, the teams match up Friday for the eighth time this season. The Mariners are ahead 4-3 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Randy Arozarena has a.273 batting average to lead the Mariners, and has 28 doubles, a triple and 22 home runs. Cal Raleigh is 11 for 36 with six home runs and nine RBIs over the last 10 games.

For now, athletics bring 1-0 series lead over Mariners into game 2 remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.