Braves and Mariners play, winner secures 3-game series

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Seattle Mariners (74-68, second in the AL West) vs. Atlanta Braves (64-78, fourth in the NL East)

Atlanta; Sunday, 12:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Luis Castillo (8-8, 3.94 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 138 strikeouts); Braves: Spencer Strider (5-12, 4.97 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 106 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Braves -125, Mariners +105; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves and Seattle Mariners meet on Sunday with the winner claiming the three-game series.

Atlanta has a 34-34 record in home games and a 64-78 record overall. Braves hitters have a collective .394 slugging percentage to rank eighth in the NL.

Seattle is 74-68 overall and 33-41 in road games. The Mariners have gone 49-12 in games when they scored at least five runs.

The teams meet Sunday for the third time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Michael Harris II has 22 doubles, six triples and 17 home runs for the Braves. Ozzie Albies is 15 for 39 with two doubles, a triple and three home runs over the last 10 games.

Cal Raleigh leads the Mariners with 71 extra base hits (19 doubles and 52 home runs). Julio Rodriguez is 14 for 41 with five home runs and 13 RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Braves: 4-6, .245 batting average, 4.74 ERA, outscored by seven runs

Mariners: 3-7, .234 batting average, 5.14 ERA, outscored by nine runs

INJURIES: Braves: Austin Riley: 60-Day IL (abdominal), Aaron Bummer: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Grant Holmes: 60-Day IL (elbow), Spencer Schwellenbach: 60-Day IL (elbow), AJ Smith-Shawver: 60-Day IL (calf/elbow), Reynaldo Lopez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Joe Jimenez: 60-Day IL (knee)

Mariners: Jackson Kowar: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Trent Thornton: 60-Day IL (achilles), Logan Evans: 15-Day IL (elbow), Gregory Santos: 60-Day IL (knee), Ryan Bliss: 60-Day IL (biceps)

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