Saturday, April 26, 9:10 PM on FSSW, ROOT

Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington

Texas Rangers - Lewis, C (1-1) vs. Seattle Mariners - Hernandez, F (3-1)

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It's taken Texas pitcher Colby Lewis (1-1) a couple starts to get used to life back in the big leagues after making his first trip to the big league mound since 2012. He'll look for a second straight win against a man who has dominated for the last 10 years in Seattle's Felix Hernandez. Lewis went 5 1/3 innings and gave up 4 runs in his first game back from hip and leg rehab on April 14th against these Mariners. He followed that outing by giving up a lone run to the White Sox for his first win since June 17th of 2012.

In the previous matchup, the Mariners used a 6 run 6th inning to chase Lewis and head on to a 7-1 win. Prior to that Lewis was pitching well with a Mike Zunino HR in the 3rd inning the only blemish. The current Mariners roster has 77 career plate appearances against Lewis, scoring an even 22 hits and 22 K's amongst the bunch for a .286 combined average.

Miami's Jose is aiming to be the new Hernandez on the block but the 28-year-old King Felix has shown this season that he's not exactly washed up. Felix Hernandez did get touched a little bit his last time out against the lowly Astros, giving up a season high in hits (7) and runs (6). The loss “pushed” his ERA to 2.04 as he'd allowed only 6 runs in 28.1 innings prior. King Felix also has 43 K's on the year in only 35.1 IP, 3rd in the majors.

Hernandez met up with Texas once this year, getting a no-decision on April 16th despite tossing 7 innings of 1-run ball and striking out 9. For whatever reason Hernandez can't get W's against the Rangers, going 0-4 in 2013 with a 7.57 ERA and posting a 12-20 lifetime record.

Texas Rangers Betting Trends

Texas Rangers are 10-11-1 against the Over/Under

Run Differential for Texas Rangers is 0

Seattle Mariners Betting Trends

Seattle Mariners are 9-11-1 against the Over/Under

Run differential for Seattle Mariners is -0.3

Injuries to Watch

Texas Rangers

04/24/14 LF Shin-Soo Choo Ankle questionable
04/23/14 P Pedro Figueroa Elbow 15-day DL (4/23)
04/19/14 LF James Adduci Finger 15-day DL (4/19)
04/18/14 P Tanner Scheppers Elbow 15-day DL (4/18)
04/08/14 P Joe Saunders Ankle 15-day DL (4/5)
03/31/14 C Geovany Soto Knee 60-day DL (3/30)
03/31/14 2B Jurickson Profar Shoulder 60-day DL (3/23)
03/28/14 P Derek Holland Knee 60-day DL (3/3)
03/28/14 RF Engel Beltre Leg 60-day DL (3/26)
03/28/14 P Joe Ortiz Foot 60-day DL (2/14)

Seattle Mariners

04/16/14 P Blake Beavan Shoulder 15-day DL (4/15)
04/16/14 1B Logan Morrison Hamstring 15-day DL (4/14)
04/09/14 P James Paxton Back 15-day DL (4/8)
03/30/14 P Hisashi Iwakuma Finger 15-day DL (3/21)
03/30/14 P Stephen Pryor Shoulder 15-day DL (3/21)
03/30/14 P Taijuan Walker Shoulder 15-day DL (3/21)
03/28/14 CF Franklin Gutierrez Hamstring out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Seattle

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