James Paxton (4-5, 3.83 ERA) and Martin Perez (9-10, 4.30 ERA) take the hill in the second of a four-game series between the Seattle Mariners (70-67) and the Texas Rangers (82-56) at Safeco Field. The Mariners won the last game 14-6, and Seattle leads the series 1-0. Action begins at 10:10 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Sep. 6 and can be seen on FSSW and RTNW.
Paxton pitched 5.0 innings in his most recent start, surrendering four runs, striking out four and walking one in an 8-7 defeat to the Rangers. Nelson Cruz (.282, 80 Rs, 35 HRs, 83 RBIs) had another good game yesterday, going 2 for 4 with one run and one RBI. Perez went 6.0 innings, surrendering zero runs, striking out four and walking three in a 14-1 win over the Mariners in his last outing. Rougned Odor (.283, 83 Rs, 30 HRs, 81 RBIs, 12 SBs) has been successful at the plate for the Rangers, going 3 for 4 yesterday with one run, one home run, and two RBIs.
Notes
Seattle has won 48% (29-32) of its games when leading after seven innings. However, Texas has won 60% (40-27) of its games when taking a late lead.
The Rangers managed to give up nine walks in their last game. They’ll have to pick it up against the Mariners who are heading in with a 2-1 record against opponents who give up that many walks or more.
When they outhit their opponents, the Mariners are 51-12. The Rangers have a 56-9 record when outhitting opponents.
Ranking 11th, Seattle is in the top half of the league in runs, scoring 641 this season. Texas ranks in the top five with 669.
Ranking 11th, Seattle is in the top half of the league for its on-base plus slugging percentage (.756). Texas ranks in the top 10 at ninth with an OPS of .763.
The Rangers are 49-46 in games where they allow one or more home runs. The Mariners are 47-55 when they allow at least one homer.
