The Chicago White Sox (63-80) visit the Seattle Mariners (58-86) Friday at T-Mobile Park in Game 1 of a three-game series.
The Mariners lost by the score of 21-1 to the at T-Mobile Park. The club is batting .239 on the season with 220 home runs. They’re hitting .217/.299/.338 with 9 homers in their last 10 games.
The Mariners are fifth in the American League West and are 25-45 in division play, 36.5 games behind the division-leading Astros.
Yusei Kikuchi is expected to take the mound for the Mariners. Kikuchi, is 6-9 this season with a 5.24 ERA. His counterpart is Dylan Covey, who is 1-8 with a 7.69 ERA on the year.
The Mariners rank No. 6 in the American League in home runs and No. 8 in runs scored. The White Sox rank No. 13 in home runs and No. 14 in runs scored.
Chicago is No. 10 in team ERA, with Seattle sitting at No. 13.