Mariners open 3-game series against the Rangers

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Texas Rangers (9-4, first in the AL West) vs. Seattle Mariners (5-8, fifth in the AL West)

Seattle; Friday, 9:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Jacob deGrom (0-0, 3.37 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, nine strikeouts); Mariners: Bryce Miller (0-2, 5.73 ERA, 1.64 WHIP, eight strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rangers -129, Mariners +109; over/under is 6 1/2 runs

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

Seattle has a 5-5 record in home games and a 5-8 record overall. Mariners hitters have a collective .303 on-base percentage, the 10th-ranked percentage in the AL.

Texas has a 3-3 record in road games and a 9-4 record overall. The Rangers are fourth in the AL with 16 total home runs, averaging 1.2 per game.

Friday's game is the first time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Julio Rodriguez has three home runs, eight walks and seven RBI while hitting .184 for the Mariners. Victor Robles is 12-for-44 with three doubles and three RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 4-6, .207 batting average, 3.90 ERA, outscored by eight runs

Rangers: 7-3, .194 batting average, 3.62 ERA, outscored by nine runs

INJURIES: Mariners: Ryan Bliss: 10-Day IL (biceps), Victor Robles: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Troy Taylor: 15-Day IL (lat), George Kirby: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Matt Brash: 15-Day IL (ucl), Jackson Kowar: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Rangers: Wyatt Langford: 10-Day IL (side), Wyatt Langford: 10-Day IL (oblique), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jack Leiter: 15-Day IL (finger), Jon Gray: 60-Day IL (wrist), Josh Sborz: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

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