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Phillies-Mariners: Game 29 Preview

Mike Lipinski Sports Editor

Published09 May 2022

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By Michael Lipinski, Sports Talk Philly Editor

The Philadelphia Phillies (12-16) begin their first West Coast trip of the season on Monday night against the Seattle Mariners (13-16). Philadelphia has lost six of their last ten games including a two-game split against the New York Mets in a rain shortened series. Seattle has lost eight of their last ten including six-in-a-row prior to Sunday’s 2-1 win over Tampa.

Philadelphia sits 7-games behind New York in the NL East. Seattle is 5-½-games behind the AL West leading Los Angeles Angels.

First pitch is set for 9:40 p.m./eastern from Safeco Field T-Mobile Park in Seattle.

Pitching Matchup

Ranger Suarez (2-1, 4.63 ERA) vs. Chris Flexen (1-4, 3.10 ERA)

Ranger Suarez is coming off a 6-4 loss to Texas in his last outing on May 3. Suarez struggled to make it through 5 IP allowing 5 R, 3 ER, on 6 H, and 93 pitches. It marked the fifth time this season that Suarez was unable to register a quality start.

Chris Flexen is coming off a 4-0 loss to Houston in his last outing on May 3. In that game, Flexen allowed 1 ER through 5 IP and received little help from the Seattle offense. In fact, Flexen has received a total of 5 R of run support in his five starts this season.

Game Notes