Today at 12:10 p.m. ET, the Seattle Mariners (30-28) and Atlanta Braves (31-26) clash at Turner Field in Atlanta for the second and final game of their series. The game can be live streamed here. Seattle fans can hear all of the action on 710 ESPN while Atlanta fans can do the same on WLBA 1130.
Seattle looks for the sweep of this quick two-game set and for its fifth straight win as it continues a seven-game road trip while Atlanta seeks a split of its brief two-game homestand. The Mariners topped the Braves 7-5 in Tuesday's game.
Hisashi Iwakuma (3-2, 3.09 ERA) takes the ball for the Mariners while the Braves counter with Mike Minor, who is 2-3 with a 3.41 ERA.
Minor was given a hard-luck no-decision last time out against the Boston Red Sox on May 29, when he lasted seven innings and allowed just one run but costly Braves errors lost the team the game.
"They're a tough team, and I feel like all four games we played them, they battled back each time," Minor said following the game via MLB.com. "It was expected for them to battle back, it's just unfortunate for us."
Seattle hopes Iwakuma will bounce back after suffering his first two losses of the season in his last couple of starts.
"I didn't see the finish to his pitches that he usually has," Seattle manager Lloyd McClendon told MLB.com. "He probably had a little bit of tired arm, not having a Spring Training and going as deep in ballgames as he's gone. It's probably something that's normal and something to be expected."
Seattle second baseman Robinson Cano is second in the American League with a .333 average and he's launched two homers while adding 13 RBIs.
Atlanta outfielder Justin Upton is third in the National League in home runs (13) and fourth in slugging percentage (.563) while he's hitting .294 and has 33 RBIs. Shortstop Andrelton Simmons is second in the NL with four triples.
The Mariners and Braves wrap up their quick two-game interleague series this afternoon at Turner Field in Atlanta.
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