Braves visit the Mariners to begin 3-game series September 9 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink Atlanta Braves (86-51, second in the NL East) vs. Seattle Mariners (77-60, second in the AL West)Seattle; Friday, 9:40 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Charlie Morton (7-5, 4.01 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 175 strikeouts); Mariners: Robbie Ray (12-8, 3.45 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 183 strikeouts) LINE: Braves -118, Mariners -102; over/under is 7 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners host the Atlanta Braves on Friday to open a three-game series. Shaquille O'Neal Jersey Seattle has a 36-30 record at home and a 77-60 record overall. The Mariners are 49-7 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.Atlanta has an 86-51 record overall and a 39-26 record on the road. Braves hitters have a collective .446 slugging percentage to rank second in the NL.The matchup Friday is the first meeting of the season between the two clubs.TOP PERFORMERS: Ty France has 22 doubles, 18 home runs and 71 RBI while hitting .278 for the Mariners. Julio Rodriguez is 12-for-42 with two doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games.Austin Riley leads the Braves with a .285 batting average, Bam Adebayo Jersey and has 36 doubles, two triples, 35 home runs, 46 walks and 89 RBI. Michael Harris II is Maurice Harkless Jersey 18-for-39 with two home runs and seven RBI over the past 10 games.LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 8-2, .222 batting average, 1.57 ERA, outscored opponents by 30 runsBraves: 7-3, .263 batting average, 2.86 ERA, outscored opponents by 18 runsINJURIES: Mariners: Dylan Moore: 10-Day IL (oblique), Ryan Borucki: 15-Day IL (forearm), Tom Murphy: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Casey Sadler: 60-Day IL (shoulder)Braves: Darren O'Day: 60-Day IL (calf), Chadwick Tromp: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Adam Duvall: 60-Day IL (wrist), Luke Jackson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ozzie Albies: 60-Day Udonis Haslem Jersey IL (foot), Manny Pina: 60-Day IL (wrist)___The A sociated Pre s created this story using technology provided by and data from . in this topic American League National League Major League Baseball Atlanta Braves Seattle Mariners share Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 6 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 30 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against Avery Bradley Jersey the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ducks bring losing streak into game against the Hurricanes The Anaheim Ducks aim to end their six-game losing streak when they play the Carolina Hurricanes 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS