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Hamilton, Rangers seek sweep of Mariners

May 14, 2008 - 12:29 PM Seattle (15-26) at Texas (20-21) 2:05 pm EDT

ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) - Josh Hamilton is looking to lead the Texas Rangers to a three-game sweep of the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday.

The Rangers have won seven of their last eight contests and have defeated the Mariners five straight times. Hamilton has hit three home runs and drove in nine runs against Seattle this season.

The 26-year-old Hamilton, who had his four-game multi-hit streak snapped in Tuesday's 5-2 triumph over the Mariners, is batting .301 with a club-high eight homers and 43 RBI this season.

Scott Feldman (1-1, 4.07 ERA) will take the mound for Texas, which has outscored Seattle 35-15 during its five-game winning streak over its American League West Division foes.

Feldman, who will make his fourth start of the campaign, tossed six scoreless innings during Friday's 4-0 triumph over the Oakland Athletics. He gave up two hits and four walks with one strikeout.

The Mariners will counter with righthander Carlos Silva (3-2, 4.33), who was roughed up for 12 runs over 10 frames in his last two starts. Silva lasted seven innings, yielding four runs and eight hits in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Chicago White Sox.

Thought to be a playoff team by many observers, Seattle has lost seven of its previous eight contests and 12 of its last 14 games.