Rangers play the Mariners in first of 4-game series

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Seattle Mariners (51-52, second in the AL West) vs. Texas Rangers (51-51, first in the AL West)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Bryce Miller (4-4, 2.27 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, 71 strikeouts); Rangers: MacKenzie Gore (6-8, 4.80 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 122 strikeouts)

LINE: Mariners -121, Rangers -101; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers start a four-game series at home against the Seattle Mariners on Friday.

Texas has a 25-24 record in home games and a 51-51 record overall. The Rangers have the fourth-ranked team batting average in the AL at .246.

Seattle has a 51-52 record overall and a 21-29 record on the road. The Mariners have a 34-16 record in games when they record eight or more hits.

The matchup Friday is the seventh time these teams match up this season. The Rangers have a 4-2 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jake Burger ranks third on the Rangers with 32 extra base hits (15 doubles and 17 home runs). Wyatt Langford is 12 for 40 with a double, three home runs and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.

Dominic Canzone is third on the Mariners with 29 extra base hits (13 doubles, a triple and 15 home runs). Cole Young is 7 for 37 with a double, three home runs and six RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 5-5, .276 batting average, 6.65 ERA, outscored by 15 runs

Mariners: 4-6, .214 batting average, 4.09 ERA, outscored by seven runs

INJURIES: Rangers: Carter Baumler: 60-Day IL (ribs), Danny Jansen: 10-Day IL (forearm), Jalen Beeks: 60-Day IL (back), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josh Jung: day-to-day (calf), Jose Corniell: 15-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Higashioka: 10-Day IL (flexor tendon), Corey Seager: 10-Day IL (back), Robert Garcia: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Cody Freeman: 10-Day IL (disc), Chris Martin: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jack Leiter: 15-Day IL (ankle), Jordan Montgomery: 60-Day IL (elbow), Michael Helman: 60-Day IL (hand)

Mariners: Matt Brash: 15-Day IL (lat), J.P. Crawford: day-to-day (undisclosed), Brendan Donovan: 10-Day IL (groin), Rob Refsnyder: 10-Day IL (knee), Cooper Criswell: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Carlos Vargas: 60-Day IL (lat), Will Wilson: 60-Day IL (thumb), Logan Evans: 60-Day IL (arm)

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