The Seattle Mariners will open a 4-game set tonight at T-Mobile Park with their AL West rival Texas Rangers. The 74-72 Mariners still have a shot of catching Houston for the top spot in the AL West, sitting just 3½ games back and will turn to Bryce Miller tonight to get the job done. Miller is 11-8 with a 3.18 ERA and over his last 3 he has been dealing. He is 2-1 with a 2.04 ERA, a WHIP of just 0.79, and in his last turn against the Cardinals he pitched 6 scoreless innings, yielding only 3 hits, resulting in a Mariners 6-1 victory. The 70-76 Rangers lost their last two games against Arizona and were outscored over that span, 20-4. Not good. Texas is expected to send Kumar Rocker to the hill. Rocker will be making his Major League debut. The Mariners swept the Rangers at T-Mobile back in June. They are 6-1 in the last 7 meetings and an impressive 42-29 at home.
TONIGHT’S PICK: SEATTLE MARINERS