Mariners take 3-game losing streak into matchup with the Rangers

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Seattle Mariners (51-53, second in the AL West) vs. Texas Rangers (52-51, first in the AL West)

Arlington, Texas; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Bryan Woo (7-6, 4.16 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 109 strikeouts); Rangers: Nathan Eovaldi (9-8, 4.21 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 122 strikeouts)

LINE: Mariners -118, Rangers -104; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners aim to end a three-game losing streak with a victory over the Texas Rangers.

Texas is 26-24 in home games and 52-51 overall. The Rangers have the fourth-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .320.

Seattle has a 51-53 record overall and a 21-30 record in road games. The Mariners are 32-8 in games when they scored at least five runs.

The matchup Saturday is the eighth time these teams square off this season. The Rangers hold a 5-2 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Josh Jung has nine home runs, 33 walks and 35 RBIs while hitting .294 for the Rangers. Brandon Nimmo is 15 for 39 with three doubles, a triple, a home run and eight RBIs over the last 10 games.

Josh Naylor has 13 doubles, eight home runs and 37 RBIs while hitting .259 for the Mariners. Cole Young is 10 for 38 with a double and three home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 5-5, .274 batting average, 6.55 ERA, outscored by 15 runs

Mariners: 4-6, .221 batting average, 3.99 ERA, outscored by four runs

INJURIES: Rangers: Corey Seager: 10-Day IL (back), Josh Jung: day-to-day (calf), Carter Baumler: 60-Day IL (ribs), Danny Jansen: 10-Day IL (forearm), Jalen Beeks: 60-Day IL (back), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jose Corniell: 15-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Higashioka: 10-Day IL (flexor tendon), 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: Brendan Donovan: 10-Day IL (groin), Rob Refsnyder: 10-Day IL (knee), J.P. Crawford: day-to-day (wrist), Matt Brash: 15-Day IL (lat), 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.