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Rangers look to continue offensive surge against Mariners

Aug 23, 2007 - 1:32 PM Seattle (71-53) at Texas (56-70) 8:35 pm EDT

ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) -- The Texas Rangers hope to build off their one-day offensive explosion whey they host the Seattle Mariners in the opener of a four-game series Thursday.

In the first game of Thursday's doubleheader against Baltimore, Texas set a modern era record for runs in a game with a 30-3 triumph. Rookie Jarrod Saltalamacchia homered twice and drove in seven runs.

Texas banged out a franchise-record 29 hits in the opener.

The Rangers scored a total of 39 runs in the doubleheader, eclipsing the previous American League mark of 36 set by the Detroit Tigers on August 14, 1937 against the St. Louis Browns.

The Rangers will send Kameron Loe (6-9, 5.56 ERA) to the mound. The righthander worked five strong innings, allowing just three hits and five walks in a 5-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday.

The Mariners, who are two games behind the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (74-52) in the AL West but on top of the wild card standings, will counter with Jeff Weaver (5-10, 5.57).

Despite suffering through a sub-par year, Weaver has won each of his previous three starts.