Mariners bring 2-1 series advantage over Rangers into game 4

By Canadian Press on August 3, 2025.

Texas Rangers (58-54, third in the AL West) vs. Seattle Mariners (59-53, second in the AL West)

Seattle; Sunday, 4:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Jacob deGrom (10-3, 2.55 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, 130 strikeouts); Mariners: Logan Evans (4-4, 4.92 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 50 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rangers -146, Mariners +122; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners host the Texas Rangers, leading the series 2-1.

Seattle is 59-53 overall and 30-25 in home games. The Mariners are 44-10 in games when they out-hit their opponents.

Texas is 24-34 on the road and 58-54 overall. Rangers pitchers have a collective 3.24 ERA, which leads the AL.

The matchup Sunday is the 13th time these teams match up this season. The Mariners hold a 9-3 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Cal Raleigh has 16 doubles and 42 home runs for the Mariners. Julio Rodriguez is 10 for 44 with two doubles and five home runs over the past 10 games.

Corey Seager has 15 doubles, 15 home runs and 38 RBIs for the Rangers. Kyle Higashioka is 13 for 31 with a double, a triple and three home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 5-5, .205 batting average, 2.93 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs

Rangers: 6-4, .243 batting average, 3.84 ERA, outscored opponents by seven runs

INJURIES: Mariners: Trent Thornton: 15-Day IL (achilles), Luke Raley: 10-Day IL (back), Bryce Miller: 15-Day IL (elbow), Gregory Santos: 60-Day IL (knee), Victor Robles: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Bliss: 60-Day IL (biceps)

Rangers: Robert Garcia: day-to-day (back), Evan Carter: 10-Day IL (back), Josh Jung: day-to-day (calf), Jacob Webb: 15-Day IL (back), Chris Martin: 15-Day IL (calf), Jake Burger: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Tyler Mahle: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), 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.

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