The Philadelphia Phillies (73-60) and the Seattle Mariners (64-69) wrap up their three-game interleague series this afternoon at T-Mobile Park, with the Mariners looking for a sweep after winning the first two games.
Last night George Kirby was dominant, and Cal Raleigh went yard for the fourth time in the last two days as the Mariners secured the series last night with a 4-1 win.
The Phillies struck first in the second inning when rookie outfielder Justin Crawford delivered an RBI single that scored Bryson Stott. However, Seattle answered immediately when Raleigh crushed a solo homer to right field. The blast was Raleigh’s 18th homer of the season and remarkably gave him homers in four consecutive at-bats, matching a Mariners’ franchise record previously set by Mike Cameron in 2002. After the early exchange of runs, Kirby took command. The Seattle right-hander worked 7⅔ innings, allowing just one run on six hits while striking out nine. The Mariners finally broke the tie in the sixth when Josh Naylor lined a run-scoring single to center, scoring Julio Rodríguez to give Seattle the lead for good. Dominic Canzone ripped a two-run single into left-center field in the seventh, extending the lead to 4-1. Philadelphia starter Aaron Nola deserved a better fate, allowing only two runs over six innings while striking out seven. But the Phillies’ offense could not solve Kirby after the second inning and managed just three baserunners over the final seven frames. Seattle closer Andrés Muñoz recorded the save as the Mariners improved to 2-0 in the series.
The loss dropped Philadelphia to 4.5 games behind the Braves in the NL East and to just three games up on the Diamondbacks in the chase for a Wild Card spot. Seattle remains in third in the AL West but pulled to within 2.5 games of the Astros in the division and within three of the final Wild Card spot.
Philadelphia turns to Jesús Luzardo (11-5, 3.23 ERA) to try and salvage the final game of the series. The Phillies have won each of his last four starts. Last Friday, the southpaw allowed two earned runs over 5.2 innings against the St. Louis Cardinals. Luzardo has allowed five earned runs this month over 27.1 innings. Seattle counters with Bryan Woo (9-8, 4.10 ERA. Woo is 7-0 at home with a 1.96 ERA this season. In his most recent start back on August 16 in Houston, the righthander allowed two runs over six innings in a 3-2 Astros win.
Lets dive into tonight’s matchup and find a sweat or two.
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Game Details and How to Watch: Phillies vs. Mariners
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Date: Wednesday, August 26, 2026
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Network/Streaming: MLB.TV, NBC Sports Philadelphia, Mariners.TV
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The Latest Odds: Phillies vs. Mariners
The latest odds as of Wednesday courtesy of DraftKings:
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Moneyline: Philadelphia Phillies (-124), Seattle Mariners (+116)
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Spread: Phillies -1.5 (+135), Mariners +1.5 (-163)
Probable Starting Pitchers and their Stats: Phillies vs. Mariners for August 26
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Phillies: Jesus Luzardo
Season Totals: 156.0 IP, 11-5, 3.35 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 194K, 47 BB -
Mariners: Bryan Woo
Season Totals: 138.1 IP, 9-8, 4.10 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 137K, 29 BB
Who’s Hot? Who’s Not! Phillies vs. Mariners
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Julio Rodriguez is 3-7 including 1 HR in his career against Jesus Luzardo
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Taylor Ward has struck out 7 times in 9 ABs against Luzardo
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Josh Naylor is 3-5 in his career against Luzardo
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The Phillies as a team are batting a collective .167 against Bryan Woo in their careers
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Bryan Woo has struck out 5+ opposing hitters in each of his last 8 starts
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Jesus Luzardo has struck out 9 or more hitters in each of his last 3 starts and in 4 of his last 6
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Cal Raleigh has hit 4 HRs through the first 2 games of this series
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J.P. Crawford picked up a hit last night after going without one the previous 3 games (0-11)
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Bryce Harper has hit safely in 4 straight games (7-14) with 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored
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Trea Turner is 0-12 over his last 3GP and 2-21 over his last 5GP
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Top Betting Trends & Insights: Phillies vs. Mariners
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The Mariners are an MLB-worst 51-82 on the Run Line this season
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The Phillies are an NL-worst 54-79 on the Run Line this season
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The OVER has cashed 68 times in Mariners’ 133 games this season (68-58-7)
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The OVER has cashed 61 times in the Phillies’ 133 games this season (61-64-8)
Expert picks & predictions: Phillies vs. Mariners
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Moneyline: Rotoworld Bet is recommending a play on the Mariners on the Moneyline.
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Spread: Rotoworld Bet is staying away from a play on the Run Line.
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