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M’s play middle game of series against Blue Jays on KPUG Wednesday

The ball bounces from the glove of Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Troy Tulowitzki and onto the back of Seattle Mariners' Ben Gamel as Gamel steals second base in the seventh inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 11, 2017, in Seattle. Photo: Associated Press/Elaine Thompson

The Mariners continue their series in Toronto against the Blue Jays Wednesday on KPUG. Wade LeBlanc starts for the M’s. He’s looking for his first decision of the year. Jaime Garcia will go for Toronto. He has a 2-2 record with an ERA of 6.00.

It’s a 3:00pm pre-game show and 4:05pm first pitch on The Sports Leader.

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