Millwood is in raging form right now, and he is catching a Seattle lineup that has been shut out in back-to-back games. Play the pesky Rangers at home. The surprising Seattle Mariners roll into the Lone Star State tonight to take on the hapless Texas Rangers. The Mariners have been having a great year thus far and are in the hunt for the American League West title at 54-41 overall. They did have a tough weekend however, as they lost two of three to the Toronto Blue Jays where they were shut out twice. The Seattle offense has struggled recently, averaging only 3.4 runs per game and hitting an anemic .229 over their last seven ball games. The Rangers, on the other hand, are in the midst of a horrible season that has them at the bottom of the AL West at 42-56 overall and 15½ games in back of the Angels. While Texas is all but out of it, they have shown some life when at home this season, scoring a respectable 5.0 runs per game on .265 hitting. They have been relatively successful scoring on the Mariners, averaging 6.0 runs per game in the four contests this season. Today’s contest is all about the pitching matchup. Seattle sends left-hander Haracio Ramirez to toe the rubber. Ramirez has been terrible on the road, where he is 0-2 with an out of sight 13.21 ERA. On the other hand, Texas sends veteran right-hander Kevin Millwood to the hill. Millwood has had horrible run support this season, as witnessed by his 1-1 mark over his last three starts despite a sparkling ERA of 1.42. Millwood has faced Seattle three times this season, with Texas winning two of them. Seattle is 6-21, -14.6 units against the money line with an on base percentage of .260 or worse over their last three games over the last two seasons. The Mariners are also 11-26, -15.9 units after scoring two runs or less in two straight games over the last three seasons. Finally, the M’s are 23-35, -15.5 units against teams with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last three years. Seattle is struggling at the plate right now and will be facing a formidable pitcher in Millwood. Texas has enough scoring ability to get to Ramirez.

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