Texas Rangers vs Seattle Mariners Live Streaming

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10:10 pm EDT Fri Apr 30, 2010

With Cliff Lee finally set to make his Seattle debut, Friday’s series opener against the Texas Rangers was supposed to be all about the Mariners’ new left-handed co-ace. Lee, however, won’t be the only potential impact player in the AL West to make his first appearance of 2010 at Safeco Field. Standout second baseman Ian Kinsler will make his return to Texas’ lineup in hopes of spoiling the former Cy Young Award winner’s party, as each promising club tries to close its mediocre April with a victory. The Mariners created perhaps the most intimidating pairing of pitchers in the majors when they acquired Lee from the Phillies in the offseason to go along with emerging star Felix Hernandez, but the southpaw has spent the last several weeks recovering from a strained abdomen.

Lee, who went 14-13 with a 3.22 ERA with Cleveland and Philadelphia last year after winning the 2008 AL Cy Young Award with the Indians, may have expedited his return by undergoing experimental platelet-rich plasma injections on his injury. Lee will be on a pitch count of around 100, a fact that may affect the Rangers’ approach against him. He has a 7.09 ERA in eight starts versus Texas, his highest against any AL opponent. It will certainly help Texas having Kinsler in the lineup after he started the season on the disabled list with a sprained right ankle. Kinsler is 7 for 13 against Lee. Kinsler hit a career-low .253 last year but had career highs with 31 home runs and 31 stolen bases, and the Rangers hope his presence in the middle of their lineup will solidify an offense that is without injured slugger Nelson Cruz.