Seattle Mariners (4-4) vs. Los Angeles Angels (3-5)

Anaheim, California; Saturday, 9:38 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Emerson Hancock (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.17 WHIP, nine strikeouts); Angels: Jack Kochanowicz (0-0, 11.25 ERA, 2.25 WHIP, three strikeouts)

Mariners -163, Angels +137; over/under is 9 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners play the Los Angeles Angels with a 1-0 series lead.

Los Angeles went 72-90 overall and 39-42 in home games a season ago. The Angels averaged 7.5 hits per game last season while batting a collective .225 and slugging .397.

Seattle had a 90-72 record overall and a 39-42 record on the road last season. The Mariners pitching staff averaged 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings while giving up 4.3 runs per game in the 2025 season.

INJURIES: Angels: Kirby Yates: 15-Day IL (knee), Robert Stephenson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Vaughn Grissom: 10-Day IL (hand), Grayson Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (arm), Ben Joyce: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Anthony Rendon: 60-Day IL (hip), Alek Manoah: 15-Day IL (finger)

Mariners: Brendan Donovan: day-to-day (leg), Carlos Vargas: 15-Day IL (lat), Miles Mastrobuoni: 10-Day IL (calf), Bryce Miller: 15-Day IL (oblique), Logan Evans: 60-Day IL (arm)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.