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Mariners at Dodgers Preview LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — The Seattle Mariners and Los Angeles Dodgers continue their three-game series Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium, with the National League West leaders looking to extend their dominance over the visiting American League club. First pitch is set for 7:10 p.m. PDT. The Dodgers (67-39) enter the contest with the second-best record in the majors and have won four of their last six games. The Mariners (52-55), 15 games under .500, are in fourth place in the AL West and are coming off a 7-3 loss to the Texas Rangers on Monday. The series opener Tuesday ended in a 0-0 score, though box scores from that contest were not immediately available. Right-hander Emmet Sheehan is scheduled to start for Los Angeles. Sheehan (0-3 record in his last four outings) has struggled with consistency. In his most recent start Sunday against the New York Mets, he allowed one earned run on three hits with five strikeouts over five innings in a 3-8 loss. On July 20 at Philadelphia, Sheehan yielded six earned runs on eight hits in 5 1/3 innings. He has 23 strikeouts over 19 2/3 innings across his last four starts. Seattle will counter with a bullpen game, with right-hander Cole Wilcox expected to see significant action. Wilcox has been effective in relief over his last nine appearances, posting a 0.82 ERA with eight strikeouts over 11 innings. He has not allowed an earned run in seven of those outings, including a scoreless inning Sunday against Texas where he surrendered one hit and struck out one. The Mariners have dropped seven of their last 10 games, including three of four in a weekend series at Texas. Seattle’s offense has struggled, scoring four or fewer runs in eight of those contests. Los Angeles has won seven of its last nine games at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers hold a 3-1 record against Seattle this season following a four-game series in Seattle earlier in the year. Interstat’s game simulator projects a 6-4 Dodgers victory. Los Angeles is a minus-1.5 favorite on the run line, and the over/under is set at 9 runs. Following Wednesday’s game, the teams will conclude the series Thursday afternoon. The Mariners then return home to host the Minnesota Twins for a three-game weekend series. The Dodgers will host the Boston Red Sox for a weekend series beginning Friday.

