Mariners enter matchup against the Rangers on losing streak

Texas Rangers (10-9, second in the AL West) vs. Seattle Mariners (8-12, fifth in the AL West)

Seattle; Friday, 9:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Jacob deGrom (1-0, 2.87 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 22 strikeouts); Mariners: Logan Gilbert (1-2, 4.18 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 25 strikeouts)

LINE: Mariners -133, Rangers +112; over/under is 6 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners look to stop their three-game slide when they play the Texas Rangers.

Seattle is 7-4 at home and 8-12 overall. Mariners pitchers have a collective 3.21 ERA, which leads the AL.

Texas has a 7-6 record on the road and a 10-9 record overall. The Rangers have the fifth-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .385.

Friday's game is the fourth time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Luke Raley leads the Mariners with a .328 batting average, and has four doubles, a triple, four home runs, three walks and 12 RBIs. Randy Arozarena is 11 for 36 with a home run and four RBIs over the past 10 games.

Jake Burger has four doubles, five home runs and 16 RBIs for the Rangers. Brandon Nimmo is 10 for 40 with three doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 4-6, .222 batting average, 3.74 ERA, outscored opponents by one run

Rangers: 6-4, .226 batting average, 3.55 ERA, outscored opponents by 12 runs

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

Rangers: Chris Martin: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Curvelo: 15-Day IL (biceps), Carter Baumler: 15-Day IL (ribs), Cody Freeman: 10-Day IL (back ), Jordan Montgomery: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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