[MLB Today's Pick] Seattle Mariners at San Diego Padres

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The Seattle Mariners take on the San Diego Padres in the second game of a three-game interleague series on Saturday. Following a 6-2 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday, Seattle is now 21-23. The Mariners were off on Thursday after being swept by the Tigers in a three-game series. Seattle is five games behind the first-place Houston Astros in the American League West.

Mitch Haniger leads Seattle with a.256 batting average and team highs in home runs (12), RBIs (30), and hits (42). With a.333 on-base percentage, third baseman Ty France leads the team. In his first 44 games, Seattle has hit 51 home runs. Seattle will send Justus Sheffield to the mound on Saturday. The lefty is 3-3 with a 4.62 ERA, 31 strikeouts, and 13 walks.

After a 3-0 win over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday, San Diego is now 27-17. San Diego swept Colorado in their three-game series and has now swept two straight series, following a three-game sweep of the St Louis Cardinals. In the National League West, San Diego has closed to within one game of first-place San Francisco.

Jake Cronenworth leads San Diego with a.305 batting average and team highs in hits (50) and on-base percentage (.378). With 10 home runs, shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. leads the team in home runs, and third baseman Manny Machado leads the team in RBIs with 28. The starting pitcher for San Diego's game against the Seattle Mariners on Saturday has yet to be announced.

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Seattle has struggled against San Diego, losing five of their last seven games there and ten of their last fourteen overall. San Diego is on a roll right now, having won six straight games. The Padres have the best team ERA in baseball, at 2.67, and opponents are hitting only.205 at the plate, which is also first in baseball. In two of the three games, San Diego shut out Colorado and only allowed one run to the Rockies in the third. The San Diego Padres will win 5-1, according to the final score prediction.