Mariners square off against the Rangers in series rubber match

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Texas Rangers (11-10, second in the AL West) vs. Seattle Mariners (9-13, fourth in the AL West)

Seattle; Sunday, 4:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: MacKenzie Gore (2-1, 3.00 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 30 strikeouts); Mariners: Bryan Woo (0-2, 2.16 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, 20 strikeouts)

LINE: Mariners -148, Rangers +124; over/under is 7 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers meet on Sunday with the three-game series tied 1-1.

Seattle has gone 8-5 in home games and 9-13 overall. Mariners pitchers have a collective 3.29 ERA, which leads the AL.

Texas is 8-7 on the road and 11-10 overall. The Rangers have an 8-2 record in games when they scored at least five runs.

Sunday's game is the sixth meeting between these teams this season. The Rangers hold a 4-1 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Randy Arozarena has four doubles and a home run for the Mariners. Luke Raley is 13 for 33 with three doubles, a triple and two home runs over the last 10 games.

Corey Seager leads the Rangers with five home runs while slugging .458. Brandon Nimmo is 12 for 43 with three home runs and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 5-5, .242 batting average, 3.97 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs

Rangers: 5-5, .251 batting average, 3.80 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs

INJURIES: Mariners: Brendan Donovan: day-to-day (hip), Miles Mastrobuoni: 10-Day IL (calf), 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.