The Texas Rangers will open their nine-game homestand by welcoming former Texas Ranger Mitch Garver, who played for the team in 2022, and the visiting Seattle Mariners to town for a three-game series at Globe Life Field. The Rangers are coming off a 6-4 win over the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park, while the Mariners are coming off a 10-2 blowout win over the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. The Rangers return to Arlington with a 12-11 record, while the Mariners arrive with an 11-11 record.
Texas Rangers (12-11) vs. Seattle Mariners (11-11)
Game 1:
Date: Tuesday, April 23rd
Time: 7:05 pm CDT
Broadcast: BSSW, 105.3 The Fan
Game 2:
Date: Wednesday, April 24th
Time: 7:05 pm CDT
Broadcast: BSSW, 105.3 The Fan
Game 3:
Date: Thursday, April 25th
Time: 1:35 pm CDT
Broadcast: BSSW, 105.3 The Fan
Probable Starting Pitchers
Game 1: Dane Dunning (2-1, 3.91 ERA) vs. Logan Gilbert (1-0, 2.33 ERA)
Dane Dunning has made four starts this season, allowing 15 hits, 11 runs, 10 earned runs, five home runs, 13 walks, and 22 strikeouts over 23 innings. In his most recent game at the Detroit Tigers on April 17th, he pitched five innings and gave up three hits, one earned run, four walks, and five strikeouts.
Logan Gilbert has made four starts this season, allowing 17 hits, seven earned runs, four home runs, four walks, and 29 strikeouts over 27 innings. In his most recent game, against the Cincinnati Reds on April 16th, he pitched 6.2 innings and gave up three hits, one earned run, one walk, and six strikeouts.
Game 2: Jon Gray (0-1, 3.15 ERA) vs. Bryce Miller (3-1, 1.85 ERA)
Jon Gray has made four starts this season, plus one surprise appearance out of the bullpen, allowing 18 hits, ten runs, seven earned runs, two home runs, ten walks, and 25 strikeouts over 20 innings. In his most recent start, Gray went 6.0 innings, allowing three hits, two runs, one earned run, three walks, and seven strikeouts. Instead of pitching a bullpen, manager Bruce Bochy sent Gray out of the bullpen against the Atlanta Braves on April 20th; he pitched 1.2 scoreless innings and racked up four punchouts.
Bryan Miller has made four starts this season, allowing 13 hits, six runs, five earned runs, three home runs, seven walks, and 24 strikeouts over 24.1 innings. In his most recent game vs. Cincinnati Reds on April 17th, he pitched six innings, gave up one hit, one earned run, and one walk, and garnered seven strikeouts.
Game 3: Andrew Heaney (0-2, 6.35 ERA) vs. Luis Castillo (1-4, 4.40 ERA)
Andrew Heaney has made four starts this season, allowing 15 hits, 14 runs, 12 earned runs, three home runs, nine walks, and 15 strikeouts over 17 innings. In his most recent game at the Atlanta Braves on April 19th, he pitched five innings and gave up three hits, three earned runs, two walks, and five strikeouts.
Luis Castillo has made five starts this season, allowing 34 hits, 15 runs, 14 earned runs, three home runs, five walks, one intentional walk, and 36 strikeouts over 28.2 innings. In his most recent game at the Colorado Rockies on April 20th, he pitched seven innings and gave up two hits, one walk, and nine strikeouts.
Texas Rangers vs. Seattle Mariners Leaders
Rangers:
AVG – Adolis Garcia – .984
HR – Adolis Garcia – 6
RBI – Adolis Garcia – 22
IP – Nathan Eovaldi – 30.0
ERA – Nathan Eovaldi – 3.30
K – Nathan Eovaldi – 28
Mariners:
AVG – Julio Rodriguez – .276
HR – Cal Raleigh – 5
RBI – Mitch Haniger – 13
IP – Luis Castillo – 28.2
ERA – Bryce Miller – 1.85
K – Luis Castillo – 36
Texas Rangers vs. Seattle Mariners Numbers
Rangers
AVG: .256 (8th)
OPS: .720 (10th)
R: 114 (9th)
HR: 22 (T-14th)
ERA: 4.19 (20th)
K: 193 (16th)
WHIP: 1.30 (19th)
Mariners
AVG: .229 (22nd)
OPS: .665 (23rd)
R: 84 (24th)
HR: 20 (T-20th)
ERA: 3.48 (9th)
K: 201 (9th)
WHIP: 1.08 (1st)
Wrap Up
The Rangers vs. Mariners matchup should be exciting, with at least one nail-biting thriller. The Rangers currently lead the American League West with a 12-11 record, while the Mariners arrive in Arlington with an 11-11 record and second place in the same division. Both teams have been competitive so far this season, and this series between these two teams should be full of competition on the field. After this series, Texas will remain home to host the Cincinnati Reds in a three-game series starting Friday, April 26th. Seattle will return home to begin a three-game homestand against the Arizona Diamondbacks, starting on Friday, April 26th.
