The Texas Rangers hopes no less than a win when they visit the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday evening in the current Major League Baseball season.
The visiting Texas Rangers (16-14) is picked as favorite to prevail over the Seattle Mariners (14-16) due to their better record in ongoing MLB season. Read more
The Houston Astros look to derail a red-hot Texas Rangers team that has already victimized them on their current winning streak. The game is the first in a three-game series. First pitch is at 8:05 PM ET.
The Texas Rangers (44-28, 26-11 home) are currently on an 11-game winning streak, the longest in the majors so far this season. They needed a ninth-inning two-out RBI single from Vladimir Guerrero in Pittsburgh last night to keep the streak alive.
The Rangers have relied on their offense to win games for them this season. They are in the top five in the majors in runs, hits and OPS and are tied for the lead in batting average.
Josh Hamilton leads the Rangers offense with a .622 slugging percentage, a 1.010 OPS, a .345 batting average and 17 home runs.
The Houston Astros (28-45, 12-21 away) were swept by Texas just one week ago and, considering how well Texas is playing right now, should be happy if they are able to avoid a second sweep. They trail the Cardinals by 12.5 games in the NL Central.
The Astros offense is, simply put, the worst in the majors. They are last in batting average, OPS hits and home runs.
They are on a bit of a hot streak at the moment after taking two straight from the Giants. They managed 13 runs in the two games.
Starting for the Rangers will be Colby Lewis (7-4, 3.07 ERA). Lewis has won his last two starts including a nine strike-out two-hitter last time out against Houston.
Brian Moehler (0-4, 5.86 ERA) gets the start for Houston in a repeat pitching match-up from last week. Moehler took the loss after giving up a two-run home run, but he threw pretty well as that was the only hit he gave up in six innings of work.
The Florida Marlins look to stop the Texas Rangers at home in the second of a three-game interleague series. The game starts at 7 PM ET.
The Rangers took the first game of the series 3-2 thanks to a ninth inning two-run triple off of the bat of Matt Treanor.
The Florida Marlins (31-33, 17-16 home) opened this latest round of interleague play in impressive fashion beating the Tampa Bay Rays in two out of three games before dropping last night’s game. The Marlins are in fourth place in the NL East, but they sit just six games behind the division-leading Braves.
The Texas Rangers (36-28, 13-17 away) are on a three-game winning streak after taking two of three from the Milwaukee Brewers before last night’s dramatic win. The wins have helped them maintain their position atop the AL West.
Two Rangers currently sport hitting streaks worth mentioning. Vladimir Guerrero’s single last night extended his streak to 12. Josh Hamilton picked up two hits last night to comfortably extend his streak to 11 games.
On the mound for the Marlins will be Anibal Sanchez (6-3, 3.36 ERA). Sanchez has a bit of a hot hand going 5-1 with a 2.72 ERA since May 13 and he has picked up six wins in his last seven starts. This will be the first time he has faced the Rangers.
Tommy Hunter (2-0, 1.80 ERA) will get the start for the Rangers. After starting the season on the DL, Hunter has worked his way up from Triple A and is perfect so far this season in the Majors with two wins in two starts.
