Martin Perez (3-7, 4.63 ERA) and the Texas Rangers (1-0) take on Hisashi Iwakuma (9-5, 3.54 ERA) and the Seattle Mariners (0-1) in the second of a three-game division series at Globe Life Park in Arlington. The Rangers won the last game 3-2, and Texas leads the series 1-0. Action gets underway at 8:05 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Apr. 5 and can be seen on FSSW and RTNW.
Perez will take the mound after pitching 83.2 innings last year, wrapping up the season with a 3-7 record, 4.63 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, and 50 strikeouts. Prince Fielder (.250 ) went 1 for 4 yesterday with one RBI. Iwakuma will pitch for the Mariners. Last season he pitched 129.2 innings last season, going 9-5 with a 3.54 ERA 1.06 WHIP, and two strikeouts. Kyle Seager (.250 ) went 1 for 4 yesterday with one run, one home run, and one RBI.
The odds for Texas and Seattle are even, while the Over/Under (O/U) is currently unavailable. The Rangers come into the game with the fourth-ranked scoring offense in the AL, averaging 0.0 runs per game.
The only other game between the two teams went Texas’s way.
