Mariners and Rangers meet with series tied 1-1

Texas Rangers (72-74, second in the AL West) vs. Seattle Mariners (68-78, third in the AL West)

Seattle; Thursday, 4:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Jacob deGrom (10-9, 3.96 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 174 strikeouts); Mariners: Logan Gilbert (11-9, 3.71 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 176 strikeouts)

LINE: Mariners -133, Rangers +109; over/under is 6 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers play on Thursday with the winner claiming the three-game series.

Seattle has gone 39-35 in home games and 68-78 overall. The Mariners have a 45-25 record in games when they record at least eight hits.

Texas is 72-74 overall and 32-42 in road games. The Rangers have the fifth-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .318.

The teams meet Thursday for the 13th time this season. The Rangers are up 8-4 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Josh Naylor has 20 doubles, 10 home runs and 49 RBI while hitting .267 for the Mariners. Cal Raleigh is 13 for 37 with five doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.

Jake Burger ranks second on the Rangers with 47 extra base hits (21 doubles and 26 home runs). Corey Seager is 11 for 38 with two doubles, four home runs and six RBI over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 4-6, .249 batting average, 5.45 ERA, outscored by 10 runs

Rangers: 6-4, .267 batting average, 4.30 ERA, outscored opponents by 14 runs

INJURIES: Mariners: Brendan Donovan: 7-Day IL (head), Matt Brash: 60-Day IL (lat), Nick Davila: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brennen Davis: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Will Wilson: 60-Day IL (thumb), Colt Emerson: 60-Day IL (wrist), Emerson Hancock: 15-Day IL (groin), Luke Raley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cole Wilcox: 15-Day IL (oblique), Logan Evans: 60-Day IL (arm)

Rangers: Josh Jung: 10-Day IL (calf), Kyle Higashioka: 10-Day IL (flexor tendon), Carter Baumler: 60-Day IL (ribs), Michael Helman: 60-Day IL (hand), Cole Winn: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Peyton Gray: 15-Day IL (elbow), Nathan Eovaldi: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jack Leiter: 60-Day IL (ankle), Jose Corniell: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jalen Beeks: 60-Day IL (back)

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