Haniger looks to extend 10-game hit streak

Posted September 22, 2018 7:00 am

By The Associated Press

Seattle Mariners (84-69, third in AL West) vs. Texas Rangers (65-88, fifth in AL West)

Arlington, Texas; Saturday, 8:05 p.m. Eastern

PROBABLE PITCHERS: Mariners: Marco Gonzales (12-9, 4.28 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 136 strikeouts) Rangers: Mike Minor (12-7, 4.14 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 128 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: Mitch Haniger has notched a hit in 10 straight games for Seattle. He'll look to keep it going against Texas. The Rangers are 14-13 in games started by Minor. Texas' lineup has 186 home runs this year, led by Joey Gallo's mark of 38. The Mariners are 36-31 against the rest of their division. Seattle is hitting a collective .254 on the year, led by Jean Segura's mark of .305. The Rangers won 8-3 in Friday's meeting, Ariel Jurado earned his fourth win of the year.

TOP PERFORMERS: Dee Gordon has 146 hits for the Mariners this season. Heâ€™s batting .269 on the year. Robinson Cano has 13 hits and is batting .351 over his past 10 games for Seattle. Shin-Soo Choo is hitting .269 with 145 hits and 21 home runs in 141 games this year for the Rangers. Adrian Beltre has a .243 batting average, nine hits and seven RBIs over his past 10 games for Texas.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 5-5, .264 batting average, 3.18 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs. Rangers: 4-6, .208 batting average, 4.01 ERA, outscored by 10 runs.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by HERO Sports, and data from Sportradar.

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