Facing the same team twice in a week can have both advantages and disadvantages for pitchers.
When the Mariners faced Twins lefty Adalberto Mejia on Monday for the second time in six days, they seemed to have Mejia’s number. Seattle chased Minnesota’s starter before the end of the fourth inning.
Now the Mariners will try to do the same against Kyle Gibson, the Twins right-hander who stymied the Seattle lineup last time out. Gibson (3-4, 6.52 ERA) pitched arguably his best game of what has been an otherwise rough season when he faced the Mariners last Thursday, giving up just one run in six innings.