The Seattle Mariners are 5-1 in their last six on the road and look like a solid favorite here in the opener of a three-game series at Toronto. They'll hand the ball to James Paxton (1-1, 4.19 ERA) who is 2-1 with a 6.32 ERA in his four previous starts in Toronto, but the left-hander knocked out 16 through seven scoreless innings against Oakland his last time out. Paxton has 10 or more strikeouts in three of his past five starts and we can note that the Blue Jays are 1-5 in their last six games vs. a left-handed starter.

Toronto turns to Marcus Stroman (0-4, 7.52 ERA) who is 1-0 with a 2.08 ERA in two career appearances versus Seattle, but he's having a terrible year and has allowed four or more runs in five of his six starts.

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