Mariners head into matchup against the Rangers on losing streak

Texas Rangers (11-9, first in the AL West) vs. Seattle Mariners (8-13, fifth in the AL West)

Seattle; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Nathan Eovaldi (2-2, 5.40 ERA, 1.48 WHIP, 26 strikeouts); Mariners: George Kirby (2-2, 3.25 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, 22 strikeouts)

LINE: Mariners -128, Rangers +108; over/under is 6 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners take on the Texas Rangers as losers of four games in a row.

Seattle is 8-13 overall and 7-5 at home. The Mariners have a 6-3 record in games when they have more hits than their opponents.

Texas has an 8-6 record in road games and an 11-9 record overall. The Rangers have an 8-4 record in games when they record at least eight hits.

The teams match up Saturday for the fifth time this season. The Rangers are ahead 4-0 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Luke Raley leads the Mariners with a .317 batting average, and has four doubles, a triple, four home runs, three walks and 12 RBIs. Randy Arozarena is 10 for 37 with a home run and four RBIs over the past 10 games.

Brandon Nimmo has four doubles, a triple, four home runs and 11 RBIs for the Rangers. Jake Burger is 9 for 39 with three home runs and 10 RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 4-6, .232 batting average, 4.01 ERA, outscored by three runs

Rangers: 6-4, .243 batting average, 3.45 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs

INJURIES: Mariners: Miles Mastrobuoni: 10-Day IL (calf), Brendan Donovan: day-to-day (undisclosed), Patrick Wisdom: 10-Day IL (oblique), Victor Robles: 10-Day IL (pectoral), Carlos Vargas: 60-Day IL (lat), Bryce Miller: 15-Day IL (oblique), Logan Evans: 60-Day IL (arm)

Rangers: Chris Martin: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Luis Curvelo: 15-Day IL (biceps), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), 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.