Mariners vs Rangers: Tight Matchup

0:00It's April 6th, I'm Cory with the story. This is MLB News Today, driven by AI and built for baseball fans. Seattle Mariners sitting at 4 and 6th head to Arlington to face the Texas Rangers who are 4 and 5. Game time is 8.05 pm Eastern on Monday. Logan Gilbert starts for Seattle, 0 and 1 with a 6.75 ERA and 13 strikeouts. Texas counters with Jacob DeGrom, 0 and 0, 5.79 ERA, 7 strikeouts so far. Rangers are slight favorites at minus 119 on BIT MGM, over under set at 7 and a half runs. They're hungry to end a three-game skid right there at home. Last season, Texas won 81 and 81 overall, dominating at home with 48 wins and 33 losses. They slug 0.381 as a team, averaging 1.1 homers per game. Mariners finished stronger at 90 and 72, but struggled on the road at 39 and 42, scoring 4.7 runs

1:00while, allowing 4.3. Injuries are hitting both sides hard. Texas misses Carter Bomler, with ribs on the 15-day I.L., Cody Freeman back on 10-day, pictures Cody Bradford and Jordan Montgomery with elbows. Seattle has Brendan Donovan day-to-day with a leg issue, as Carlos Vargas-Lad, Miles Masterbony-Calf, Bryce Miller-Obleek, and Logan Evans-Armall, on IO. This matchup shapes up tight with those arms dealing, but watch for Texas to rally at home or Seattle's bats to click on the road.