James Wood will lead the Washington Nationals into a matchup with Jorge Polanco and the Seattle Mariners on Thursday, May 29 at 9:40 p.m. ET (on Fox Sports 1, ROOT Sports NW, and MASN).
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Mariners vs. Nationals Game InfoGame day: Thursday, May 29, 2025Game time: 9:40 p.m. ETTV channel: Fox Sports 1, ROOT Sports NW, and MASNLive Stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)Location: Seattle, WashingtonStadium: T-Mobile ParkMariners Starter: TBANationals Starter: TBAMariners vs. Nationals Tickets For SaleMariners vs. Nationals offensive insightsThe Mariners rank fourth in Major League Baseball with 49 home runs.Hitters for Seattle rank ninth in the majors with a combined .414 team slugging percentage.The Mariners’ .244 batting average ranks 14th in the league this season.The Nationals rank 16th in MLB action with 36 home runs. They average one per game.So far this season, Washington is 16th in baseball, slugging .385.The Nationals have the 18th-ranked batting average in the league (.240).
Mariners’ top hittersCal Raleigh is hitting .240 this season, with a .359 on-base percentage and a .574 slugging percentage. His strikeout rate is 26.1%, and his walk rate is 14.4%. He has 12 home runs and 23 RBI, plus 23 runs scored and four steals on four attempts.In 2025, Polanco’s batting average is .369, to go along with an OPS of 1.157 (.407 on-base, .750 slugging). He has nine homers and 27 RBI, plus 15 runs scored. His strikeout rate is 12%, and his walk rate is 5.4%.J.P. Crawford is hitting .294, with three home runs and 17 RBI, plus 18 runs scored and two steals on two attempts. His strikeout rate is 17.9%, and his walk rate is 16.4%. He has a .417 on-base percentage and a .404 slugging percentage.The Mariners’ Julio Rodriguez is batting .206, with a .683 OPS (.308 on-base, .375 slugging). He has five home runs and 16 RBI, plus 23 runs scored and five steals on six attempts. His strikeout rate is 21.2%, and his walk rate is 10.9%.Nationals’ top hittersWood has crushed nine home runs, driven in 21 runs, and scored 21 times while hitting .273/.381/.545 in 155 plate appearances. He’s also swiped five bags on seven attempts. His strikeout rate comes in at 25.8%, and his walk rate is 14.2%.In 145 plate appearances this year, Nathaniel Lowe has posted a .254 average along with a .331 OBP and .446 SLG. He’s also belted six homers with 27 RBI and 12 runs while putting up a 29% strikeout rate and 9.7% walk rate.So far this season, Luis Garcia has posted a batting average of .234 with an OPS of .643 (.282 OBP; .360 SLG), while cracking three dingers with 16 runs and 12 RBI. He’s drawing free passes at a 6.5% clip and striking out 13.7% of the time. On the bases, he’s pilfered six bags on six tries.At the plate, C.J. Abrams sports a .284 average with a .333 OBP and .523 SLG in 97 PAs. He’s also belted four homers with 13 RBI and 13 runs scored, including six stolen bases, while posting a 21.6% strikeout rate and 4.1% walk rate.Mariners’ injuries
Dylan Moore: 10 Day IL (Hip), Luke Raley: 10 Day IL (Side), Logan Gilbert: 15 Day IL (Forearm), George Kirby: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Gregory Santos: 60 Day IL (Knee), Jackson Kowar: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ryan Bliss: 60 Day IL (Biceps), Victor Robles: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Nationals’ injuries
Andres Chaparro: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Paul DeJong: 10 Day IL (Face), Cade Cavalli: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Michael Soroka: 15 Day IL (Biceps), Orlando Ribalta: 15 Day IL (Biceps), Derek Law: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Josiah Gray: 60 Day IL (Elbow), DJ Herz: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Mason Thompson: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
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