Mariners face the Rangers with 1-0 series lead

Seattle Mariners (79-75, second in the AL West) vs. Texas Rangers (73-81, third in the AL West)

Arlington, Texas; Saturday, 7:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Emerson Hancock (3-4, 4.83 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 33 strikeouts); Rangers: Max Scherzer (2-4, 3.95 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 40 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Rangers -126, Mariners +107; over/under is 7 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners play the Texas Rangers with a 1-0 series lead.

Texas is 73-81 overall and 43-36 at home. The Rangers are 35-10 in games when they did not give up a home run.

Seattle is 79-75 overall and 33-43 in road games. The Mariners are 58-11 in games when they out-hit their opponents.

The teams meet Saturday for the 12th time this season. The Mariners are ahead 9-2 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS:

Cal Raleigh has 16 doubles and 30 home runs while hitting .211 for the Mariners. Julio Rodriguez is 15-for-45 with two doubles and four home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 3-7, .200 batting average, 6.24 ERA, outscored by 27 runs

Mariners: 6-4, .262 batting average, 3.46 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs

INJURIES: Rangers: Jose Urena: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Corey Seager: 60-Day IL (hip), Grant Anderson: 15-Day IL (ankle), Jon Gray: 60-Day IL (foot), Tyler Mahle: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Josh Sborz: 15-Day IL (undisclosed), Evan Carter: 60-Day IL (lumbar), Cole Winn: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Carson Coleman: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Mariners: Yimi Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Castillo: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Gregory Santos: 15-Day IL (biceps), Sam Haggerty: 60-Day IL (achilles), Matt Brash: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jackson Kowar: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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