Seattle at San Francisco

Seattle brings a terrible offense to the Bay area, 29th in baseball in runs scored. The Mariners have been shut out in three of their last four games and have lost 11 of their last 15 contests. Mariners righty Taijuan Walker (3-6, 5.40 ERA) has been awful on the road with a 2-4 mark and 8.27 ERA in seven starts. The Mariners are 4-9 in Walker's last 13 starts, plus 0-5 when he faces a team with a winning record. This is the seventh straight road game for Seattle, while San Francisco plays its fourth straight at home. San Francisco is fourth in baseball in on-base percentage and they are 41-16 in interleague home games. Veteran Tim Hudson is on the mound, and the Giants are 8-2 when he is at home against a team with a losing record. Hudson is also 13-6 with a 3.17 ERA in 24 career starts against Seattle. Play San Francisco.