Mariners try to stop road skid, take on the Rangers

Seattle Mariners (4-7) vs. Texas Rangers (5-5)

Arlington, Texas; Tuesday, 8:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: George Kirby (1-1, 3.75 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 12 strikeouts); Rangers: Nathan Eovaldi (0-2, 11.42 ERA, 2.19 WHIP, 12 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners will aim to break their three-game road slide in a matchup against the Texas Rangers.

Texas has a 1-3 record at home and a 5-5 record overall. The Rangers have a 5-0 record in games when they have more hits than their opponents.

Seattle has a 1-3 record on the road and a 4-7 record overall. The Mariners have a 1-4 record in games decided by one run.

Tuesday's game is the second time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brandon Nimmo leads the Rangers with a .359 batting average, and has a double, a triple, a home run, five walks and four RBIs. Jake Burger is 13 for 41 with two home runs and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.

Randy Arozarena has three doubles for the Mariners. Brendan Donovan is 10 for 31 with two doubles, two home runs and four RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 5-5, .237 batting average, 3.34 ERA, outscored opponents by one run

Mariners: 4-6, .188 batting average, 2.37 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs

INJURIES: Rangers: Carter Baumler: 15-Day IL (ribs), Cody Freeman: 10-Day IL (back ), Cody Bradford: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Montgomery: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Mariners: Carlos Vargas: 15-Day IL (lat), Miles Mastrobuoni: 10-Day IL (calf), Bryce Miller: 15-Day IL (oblique), Logan Evans: 60-Day IL (arm)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.