The Rangers (-116 on the moneyline) square off against the Mariners (-102) in a projected close contest. The scheduled starters are Jack Leiter (7-6) for the Texas Rangers, and Logan Gilbert (3-4) for the Seattle Mariners.

The re-tooled Mariners lineup dominated against their American League West rivals to take sole possession of the final Wild Card spot.

Cal Raleigh homered again, rookie Cole Young also went deep and George Kirby pitched six strong innings as the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 6-0 on Thursday night. Raleigh hit his major league-leading 42nd home run in the fifth inning, two batters after Young hit his third, to give Seattle a 3-0 lead.