The Texas Rangers will bring what they can to the table as they hope to work their way back into the American League wild card picture on Saturday when they face the surging Miami Marlins in Arlington, Texas.
Miami will send Adam Mazur (0-4, 4.85 ERA) to the mound against Texas' Jack Leiter (9-9, 3.82) in a battle of right-handers.
The Marlins (74-80) won the first game of the series on Friday, a 6-4 decision after Jakob Marsee, Brian Navarreto and Dane Myers each had run-scoring hits in the 12th inning.
Miami out-hit the Rangers 14-4 but stranded 13 runners. The Marlins also had to survive a Texas comeback in the 10th inning to post their fourth consecutive victory and eighth in the last nine outings.
The Rangers (79-75) dropped their fifth straight game and lost ground in the race fo