PITCHING MATCHUP: Angels LH Jose Suarez (NA) vs. Mariners LH Marco Gonzales (5-5, 3.96 ERA)
Suarez is set to make his major-league debut after going 2-0 with a 3.91 ERA in five games - four starts - for Triple-A Salt Lake. The 21-year-old Venezuelan advanced through three levels in 2018, compiling a 3-6 record with a 3.92 ERA in 26 total starts and notching 142 strikeouts in 117 innings. Suarez did not work more than five innings in any of his five appearances this season and could come in behind an opener on Sunday.
Gonzales went 5-0 with a 2.80 ERA in seven starts bridging March and April but was not as sharp in May, when he went 0-5 with a 5.86 ERA in six outings. The 27-year-old was knocked around for eight runs - six earned - and eight hits in four innings to suffer a loss against Texas on Tuesday. Gonzales faced Los Angeles twice in April and came away with a 1-0 record while allowing a total of four runs and 12 hits in 15 1/3 frames.
WALK-OFFS
1. The Mariners are reportedly in talks to trade OF/1B Jay Bruce to the Philadelphia Phillies.
2. Los Angeles OF Cesar Puello is 8-for-15 with six RBIs and five runs scored in three games since being recalled.
3. Seattle RF Domingo Santana is 0-for-11 with eight strikeouts in his last three games.
PREDICTION: Angels 5, Mariners 2
Suarez is set to make his major-league debut after going 2-0 with a 3.91 ERA in five games - four starts - for Triple-A Salt Lake. The 21-year-old Venezuelan advanced through three levels in 2018, compiling a 3-6 record with a 3.92 ERA in 26 total starts and notching 142 strikeouts in 117 innings. Suarez did not work more than five innings in any of his five appearances this season and could come in behind an opener on Sunday.
Gonzales went 5-0 with a 2.80 ERA in seven starts bridging March and April but was not as sharp in May, when he went 0-5 with a 5.86 ERA in six outings. The 27-year-old was knocked around for eight runs - six earned - and eight hits in four innings to suffer a loss against Texas on Tuesday. Gonzales faced Los Angeles twice in April and came away with a 1-0 record while allowing a total of four runs and 12 hits in 15 1/3 frames.
WALK-OFFS
1. The Mariners are reportedly in talks to trade OF/1B Jay Bruce to the Philadelphia Phillies.
2. Los Angeles OF Cesar Puello is 8-for-15 with six RBIs and five runs scored in three games since being recalled.
3. Seattle RF Domingo Santana is 0-for-11 with eight strikeouts in his last three games.
PREDICTION: Angels 5, Mariners 2

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