Rangers host the Mariners to start 3-game series

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Seattle Mariners (11-11, second in the AL West) vs. Texas Rangers (12-11, first in the AL West)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Logan Gilbert (1-0, 2.33 ERA, 0.78 WHIP, 29 strikeouts); Rangers: Dane Dunning (2-1, 3.91 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 22 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Mariners -112, Rangers -107; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers begin a three-game series at home against the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday.

Texas is 12-11 overall and 5-5 at home. Rangers pitchers have a collective 4.19 ERA, which ranks 10th in the AL.

Seattle is 11-11 overall and 4-5 in road games. The Mariners have the seventh-best team ERA in MLB play at 3.40.

The matchup Tuesday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Marcus Semien has six doubles, four home runs and 18 RBI for the Rangers. Jonah Heim is 11-for-38 with a double, three home runs and 11 RBI over the past 10 games.

Julio Rodriguez leads the Mariners with a .276 batting average, and has three doubles, four walks and eight RBI. Caleb Raleigh is 11-for-33 with four home runs and nine RBI over the past 10 games.

Seattle Mariners' Julio Rodriguez holds a trident in the dugout after hitting a two-run home run against the Texas Rangers during the third inning of a baseball game in Arlington, Texas, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

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Seattle Mariners' Julio Rodriguez celebrates his two-run home run as he jogs past Texas Rangers second baseman Marcus Semien during the third inning of a baseball game in Arlington, Texas, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

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Seattle Mariners' J.P. Crawford, right, celebrates after tripling to drive in three runs as third base umpire Tom Woodring, left, looks on in the second inning of the second game of a baseball doubleheader against the Colorado Rockies, Sunday, April 21, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 5-5, .244 batting average, 5.72 ERA, outscored by 10 runs

Mariners: 7-3, .246 batting average, 1.48 ERA, outscored opponents by 29 runs

INJURIES: Rangers: Brock Burke: 60-Day IL (hand), Cody Bradford: 15-Day IL (back), Justin Foscue: 60-Day IL (oblique strain), Joshua Jung: 60-Day IL (wrist), Josh Sborz: 15-Day IL (rotator cuff), Max Scherzer: 15-Day IL (back), Tyler Mahle: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jacob deGrom: 60-Day IL (elbow), Carson Coleman: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Mariners: Luis Urias: day-to-day (hand/wrist), Dominic Canzone: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Collin Snider: 15-Day IL (knee), Bryan Woo: 15-Day IL (elbow), Gregory Santos: 15-Day IL (lat), Matt Brash: 15-Day IL (elbow), Eduard Bazardo: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jackson Kowar: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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