The Texas Rangers and the Seattle Mariners are set to begin a pivotal four-game series during Friday's MLB schedule. Texas defeated the Los Angeles Angels 6-3 in their last game, snapping a two-game skid.

T he Mariners opened this four-game series with a dominant 6-0 win Thursday night behind six scoreless innings from George Kirby and home runs from Cal Raleigh and rookie Cole Young. Texas remains one game behind the Mariners’ second-place standing in the division after suffering its third consecutive loss and falling to an abysmal 22-33 on the road.

The Rays welcome the Dodgers to town needing a reset. Losers of three in a row, Tampa now sits ten games behind the Jays in the American League East and four games out of a Wild Card spot. Los Angeles continues to putter along with just five wins in their last ten games and just 11 wins in 24 games in