Los Angeles Angels at Seattle Mariners

SEATTLE (Interstat) — The Los Angeles Angels visit the Seattle Mariners on Friday at T-Mobile Park.

Los Angeles enters 61-98, while Seattle is 74-85. Reid Detmers (6-8) is the probable starter for the Angels. Bryce Miller (4-9) is slated to start for the Mariners. The forecast calls for 57 degrees at game time.

Sammy Peralta is a player to watch for the Angels. He worked three scoreless innings in the Angels’ most recent game, a 6-4 win at Seattle, allowing two hits and striking out one. Over his past six appearances, Peralta has allowed eight earned runs and 14 hits in 9 2/3 innings, striking out six. He gave up four earned runs in 1 2/3 innings against Minnesota. He also allowed two earned runs in 2 2/3 innings against Seattle and two earned runs in one-third of an inning against Philadelphia. He has mixed scoreless relief with occasional damage.

Michael Rucker is a player to watch for Seattle. He tossed 1 2/3 scoreless innings with one walk and two strikeouts in the Mariners’ most recent game, a 6-4 loss to the Angels. Rucker has allowed no earned runs in five of his past seven appearances, including scoreless efforts against Houston, at the Angels, at the Athletics and against Texas. Over those seven appearances, he has allowed four earned runs and seven hits in 10 innings, walking two and striking out nine. He allowed two earned runs in 1 1/3 innings against the Athletics in one recent outing.

Los Angeles won the most recent meeting, 6-4. The teams have split their past 10 meetings. In the Angels’ last game, Ryan Watson pitched a scoreless inning with two strikeouts and Christian Moore went 2-for-4 with three RBIs. For Seattle, Julio Rodríguez went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs, and Bryan Woo allowed four runs over 5 1/3 innings with eight strikeouts. Los Angeles is 2-4 in its past six games. Seattle is 3-3 in its past six games. Neither team has won consecutive games over its past six. Los Angeles is seeking to build on the most recent win.

The series continues the next two days in Seattle. Los Angeles and Seattle are scheduled to meet again in the final two games of the regular season. The teams will play a three-game series to close the regular season.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Los Angeles 5, Seattle 4. Interstat’s ELO system gives Seattle a 62.9 percent probability to win. Seattle is installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The over/under is 7.