Seattle faces off against Texas in division matchup
By The Associated Press
Texas Rangers (51-50, fourth in the AL West) vs. Seattle Mariners (41-63, fifth in the AL West)
Seattle; Wednesday, 3 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Mike Minor (8-5, 2.86 ERA) Mariners: Mike Leake (8-8, 4.27 ERA)
LINE: Rangers favored by 1 1/2 runs; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: Seattle will host Texas in a matchup of division rivals.
The Mariners are 21-35 against opponents from the AL West. Seattle has hit 168 home runs this season, fifth in the American League. Daniel Vogelbach leads them with 23, averaging one every 13.3 at-bats.
The Rangers are 23-28 against teams from the AL West. Texas hitters have posted a team on-base percentage of .320 this season, led by Joey Gallo with a mark of .380. The Rangers won the last meeting 7-2. Pedro Payano earned his first victory and Rougned Odor went 3-for-4 with two home runs and three RBIs for Texas. Tommy Milone registered his fifth loss for Seattle.
TOP PERFORMERS: Domingo Santana leads the Mariners with 65 RBIs and is batting .273. J.P. Crawford is 6-for-34 with five doubles and five RBIs over the last 10 games for Seattle.
Shin-Soo Choo leads the Rangers with 42 extra base hits and is slugging .499. Danny Santana is 14-for-35 with three doubles, four home runs and eight RBIs over the last 10 games for Texas.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 2-8, .236 batting average, 7.09 ERA, outscored by 39 runs
Rangers: 2-8, .204 batting average, 7.77 ERA, outscored by 37 runs
Mariners Injuries: Arodys Vizcaino: 60-day IL (shoulder), Hunter Strickland: 60-day IL (lat), Connor Sadzeck: 10-day IL (elbow), Felix Hernandez: 10-day IL (shoulder), Brandon Brennan: 10-day IL (shoulder), Chasen Bradford: 60-day IL (forearm), Dan Altavilla: 10-day IL (forearm), Austin Adams: 10-day IL (shoulder), Domingo Santana: day-to-day (elbow), Mitch Haniger: 10-day IL (testicle), Braden Bishop: 10-day IL (neck), Ryon Healy: 10-day IL (back), Dee Gordon: 10-day IL (quad).
Rangers Injuries: Edinson Volquez: 60-day IL (elbow), Jeffrey Springs: 60-day IL (biceps), Yohander Mendez: 60-day IL (elbow), Shawn Kelley: 10-day IL (biceps), Taylor Hearn: 60-day IL (elbow), Luke Farrell: 60-day IL (jaw), Kyle Dowdy: 10-day IL (elbow), Jesse Biddle: 10-day IL (shoulder), Joey Gallo: day-to-day (wrist).
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Copyright 2019 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.