Rangers vs Mariners: deGrom vs Gilbert

0:00On April 17, Texas Rangers sit at 10 wins and 9 losses, holding second in the AL West, while the Seattle Mariners are 8 and 12, 5th in. The division. Tonight at 9.40pm Eastern in Seattle, Jacob Begram takes the mound for Texas with a 1-0 record and a 2.87 ERA. Logan Gilbert counters for the Mariners, 1 and 2 with a 4.18 ERA. Mariners are slight favorites at minus 133, with the over under at 6.5 runs. Mariners hope to snap a 3-game skid, boasting a 7-4 home record and the AL's top pitching staff at 3.21 ERA. Rangers counter with a 7-6 road mark and the 5th best slugging percentage in the league at 0.385. This marks the 4th match-up between these teams this season. Fans are buzzing about Seattle's Luke Rally, hitting 328 with 4 homers and 12 RBI's. Randy Aurozerina has been hot lately, 11 for 36 over 10 games. For Texas, Jig Berger's crushed five homers in 16 RBI's,

1:04while Brandon Nemo's gone 10 for 40 with two long balls in his last 10. Over their past 10 games, Mariners went 4 and 6 with a 2-22 average and 3.74 ERA edging opponents by one run. Rangers dominated at 6 and 4, batting 2-26 with a 3.55 ERA, outscoring foes by 12. Both squads deal with injuries. Mariners missing Victor Robles on the 10-day IEL for his pectoral and Bryce Miller for an oblique, Rangers without. Chris Martin for his shoulder, and Jordan Montgomery's elbow on the 60-day list. Keep an eye on these arms dictating the pace as the night unfolds. That's the story for today, MLB News Today, driven by AI. I'm Cory with the story.