Rangers and Mariners play to determine series winner

Seattle Mariners (42-40, second in the AL West) vs. Texas Rangers (41-42, fourth in the AL West)

Arlington, Texas; Sunday, 2:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Luis Castillo (4-5, 3.69 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 75 strikeouts); Rangers: Jack Leiter (4-5, 4.55 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 51 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mariners -125, Rangers +105; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: Both the Texas Rangers and the Seattle Mariners are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday.

Texas is 24-17 at home and 41-42 overall. The Rangers have the best team ERA in the majors at 3.24.

Seattle has gone 22-21 in road games and 42-40 overall. The Mariners have the seventh-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .402.

The teams match up Sunday for the ninth time this season. The Mariners are up 6-2 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Adolis Garcia has 17 doubles and nine home runs for the Rangers. Corey Seager is 9 for 38 with a double and three home runs over the past 10 games.

Cal Raleigh has 16 doubles and 32 home runs while hitting .276 for the Mariners. Dominic Canzone is 10 for 33 with a double and four home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 5-5, .217 batting average, 3.87 ERA, outscored by four runs

Mariners: 5-5, .275 batting average, 4.59 ERA, outscored opponents by seven runs

INJURIES: Rangers: Wyatt Langford: 10-Day IL (side), Jake Burger: 10-Day IL (oblique), Tyler Mahle: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Joc Pederson: 10-Day IL (hand), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jon Gray: 60-Day IL (wrist), Josh Sborz: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Mariners: Bryce Miller: 15-Day IL (elbow), Collin Snider: 15-Day IL (forearm), Gregory Santos: 60-Day IL (knee), Victor Robles: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Bliss: 60-Day IL (biceps)

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