The Texas Rangers (65-87) are on the road to face the Seattle Mariners (83-69) at T-Mobile Park on Tuesday to open a three-game series. The Rangers are embarking on a six-game road trip after closing out a difficult six-game homestand (2-4). They are coming off a three-game sweep at the hands of the Guardians, dropping the finale 10-4 on Sunday at Globe Life Field. Josh Jung was 2 for 4 with a double and one run. The Mariners are playing the first of 10 games at home after returning from a difficult 10-game road trip (3-7). They lost two of three against the Royals in their last series, dropping the finale 13-12 on Sunday at Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium. Ty France went 3 for 5 with a double, one run, and two RBIs. Jesse Winker added one run and one RBI on one hit.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The Mariners have won 12 of 16 in the season series between the AL West rivals, although they dropped a close one 5-3 in their last meeting on August 14 at Globe Life Field. Josh Sborz threw two scoreless innings out of the bullpen to get the win, and Jose Leclerc earned his first save of the season with a scoreless ninth.
ON THE MOUND
Southpaw Robbie Ray (12-10, 3.60 ERA) gets the ball for Seattle. He has made two appearances against the Rangers this season, both starts, giving up five runs over 12.2 innings (2-0, 3.55) with 16 strikeouts and one walk. In his last start on Wednesday, Ray took a no-decision on the road against the Athletics. He threw six scoreless innings and gave up three hits, striking out seven and walking three in the 2-1 defeat. The left-hander ranks fourth in the AL in strikeouts (201).
AT THE PLATE
The Texas offense is averaging 4.4 runs per game for the season, with a slash line of .242/.304/.398. Nathaniel Lowe leads the team in OPS at .853. The first baseman is slashing .304/.359/.494 with 25 home runs, 73 RBIs, and 69 runs over 147 games. Against left-handed pitchers like Ray this season, the Rangers have a .755 OPS. Lowe also is the team’s strongest hitter against left-handers with a .955 OPS in 176 at-bats. Seattle is slashing .229/.313/.390 for the season and averaging 4.2 runs per game. Julio Rodriguez leads the team with a .844 OPS. The center fielder has 27 home runs, 73 RBIs, and 81 runs scored with a slash line of .280/.342/.502. Seattle is averaging 5.8 runs per game in the last five with a higher slash line (.262/.354/.423).
HOME AND AWAY
Texas is 33-42 on the road in 2022, scoring 4.6 runs per game while allowing 4.3 runs. Seattle has gone 39-32 at home this season, averaging 3.8 runs per game while surrendering 3.5. In the last 10 games at T-Mobile Park between the teams, Seattle is 8-2 with an average scoreline of 4.2-2.9.
STANDINGS UPDATE
The Rangers are fourth in the AL West, 35 games behind the division-leading Astros. The Mariners are second in the AL West, 17 games behind the Astros. They currently occupy one of the Wild Card spots, sitting third with a magic number of zero.
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