Seattle Mariners (49-42, second in the AL West) vs. Texas Rangers (41-47, third in the AL West)
Arlington, Texas; Saturday, 4:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Logan Gilbert (10-3, 2.89 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 100 strikeouts); Rangers: Spencer Howard (1-1, 8.04 ERA, 1.66 WHIP, 15 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mariners -142, Rangers +121; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners will attempt to prolong a 12-game win streak with a victory over the Texas Rangers.
Texas has a 41-47 record overall and a 21-24 record in home games. The Rangers are 28-9 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.
Seattle is 49-42 overall and 25-22 on the road. The Mariners have gone 19-6 in games when they hit at least two home runs.
The teams match up Saturday for the ninth time this season. The Mariners lead the season series 6-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Corey Seager is second on the Rangers with 33 extra base hits (11 doubles and 22 home runs). Marcus Semien is 10-for-41 with two doubles, a triple, two home runs and eight RBI over the last 10 games.
Eugenio Suarez leads the Mariners with 16 home runs while slugging .446. Adam Frazier is 12-for-32 with a home run and three RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 4-6, .250 batting average, 5.67 ERA, outscored by eight runs
Mariners: 10-0, .260 batting average, 2.54 ERA, outscored opponents by 29 runs
INJURIES: Rangers: Joe Barlow: 15-Day IL (blister), Dane Dunning: 15-Day IL (ankle), Mitch Garver: 60-Day IL (forearm), Eli White: 60-Day IL (wrist), Jonathan Hernandez: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Mariners: J.P. Crawford: day-to-day (finger), Ken Giles: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Tom Murphy: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Taylor Trammell: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Evan White: 60-Day IL (hernia), Mitch Haniger: 60-Day IL (ankle), Kyle Lewis: 7-Day IL (concussion), Casey Sadler: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
