Rangers' Three-Game Home Skid Meets Mariners Looking to Stop Their Own Slide
The Texas Rangers are desperate. After dropping three straight at home, they'll get their chance to turn things around tonight against the Seattle Mariners at Globe Life Field. First pitch is 8:05 p.m. EDT, and this is exactly the kind of matchup a struggling team needs to right the ship.
Both teams are limping into this one. Seattle sits at 4-6 overall and 1-2 on the road so far, while Texas is 4-5 at home but winless in their last three games. The Rangers went 81-81 last season with a strong 48-33 record at home, and they slugged .381 as a team last year while averaging 1.1 home runs per game. The Mariners, meanwhile, finished 90-72 overall last season but struggled on the road at 39-42. Seattle's pitching allowed just 4.3 runs per game last year even as they scored 4.7 themselves.
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Logan Gilbert takes the ball for Seattle with an 0-1 record, a 6.75 ERA, and a 1.41 WHIP through 13 strikeouts. Across the diamond, Jacob deGrom starts for Texas at 0-0 with a 5.79 ERA and 1.29 WHIP with seven strikeouts so far. The over/under is set at 7 1/2 runs, with the Rangers favored at minus 119 and the Mariners at minus 100.
Injury Report Gets Ugly For Both Sides
Both clubhouses are dealing with significant injuries heading into Monday night. Texas has Carter Baumler on the 15-day IL with rib issues, Cody Freeman out 10 days with back trouble, Cody Bradford sidelined for 15 days due to an elbow injury, and Jordan Montgomery on the 60-day IL with elbow problems.
Seattle's situation isn't much better. Brendan Donovan is day-to-day with a leg issue, while Carlos Vargas is out 15 days with a lat strain. Miles Mastrobuoni is sidelined for 10 days with a calf injury, Bryce Miller is on the 15-day IL with an oblique problem, and Logan Evans is headed to the 60-day IL with an arm injury.
The Mariners need to bounce back fast. They're already two games under .500 and have dropped two straight, so stopping the bleeding against a Rangers team desperately searching for their first home win of the stretch is priority one.
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