Mariners at Orioles
The Seattle Mariners still have a chance to salvage a split of their 10-game road trip, helped by some more late-inning magic that has defined their season. After rallying for a 3-2 victory over Baltimore on Tuesday, the Mariners will look to make it three consecutive wins over the major league-worst Orioles on Wednesday night.
Kyle Seager, inserted into the cleanup spot when Nelson Cruz was a late scratch, had three RBIs with a homer and two-RBI single in the eighth inning as Seattle posted its 22nd comeback win -- tied for second in baseball. Closer Edwin Díaz nailed down his major league-leading 29th save to help the Mariners improve to 44-0 after eight innings. Baltimore has lost three in a row overall and 13 of its last 14 at Camden Yards to drop to 23-55 on the season. The Orioles took another hit when reliever Darren O'Day re-injured a hamstring injury Tuesday and is headed for a trip on the disabled list.
TV: 7:05 p.m. ET, ROOT Northwest (Seattle), MASN (Baltimore)
PITCHING MATCHUP: Mariners LH Wade LeBlanc (3-0, 3.26 ERA) vs. Orioles RH Alex Cobb (2-9, 6.56)
LeBlanc is coming off a horrendous outing at Boston in which he was roughed up for six runs and 11 hits over 4 2/3 innings but he managed to escape with a no-decision. That came six days after he limited the Red Sox to two hits over 7 2/3 scoreless innings for third win in four starts. LeBlanc lost a pair of relief appearances versus the Orioles in 2017, giving up four runs in 1 1/3 innings.
Cobb deserved a better fate last time out, having to settle for a no-decision despite holding Atlanta to one run on four hits over a season high-tying seven innings. He was tagged for 14 runs and 18 hits, including four homers, in losing his previous two starts, but has pitched at least six innings in four of his last five turns. Mike Zunino is 4-for-8 with a home run and seven RBIs against Cobb.
WALK-OFFS
1. Díaz's 29th save tied Kazuhiro Sasaki (2001) for the most in team history prior to the All-Star break.
2. Orioles RH Dylan Bundy (sprained ankle) went on the 10-day DL Tuesday and will be joined by O'Day and OF Craig Gentry (rib).
3. Cruz, the reigning AL Player of the Week, sat out Tuesday due to lower-back tightness.