Late pitching control carried the Seattle Mariners past the Texas Rangers. Seattle took the lead in the fourth and held on through a tense finish at T-Mobile Park.

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The Mariners’ unidentified home pitcher anchored the game with a sharp six-inning start, allowing only one earned run while striking out five. Seranthony Dominguez, Gabe Speier and Andres Munoz then combined to protect the margin, with Munoz closing the ninth for the save.

Jake Burger homered in the second to put Texas ahead, but Taylor Ward’s single brought Cal Raleigh home to tie the game. In the fourth, Cole Young’s double brought Josh Naylor and Taylor Ward across, giving Seattle the lead. Corey Seager homered in the eighth to pull Texas closer, but the Rangers could not complete the comeback.

Cody Bradford took the loss after Texas fell behind in the fourth. The Rangers created a late opening through Seager’s homer, yet Seattle’s bullpen kept the tying run from crossing.

Seattle extended its winning streak, while Texas saw its losing streak continue. The game belonged to late pitching control, with Young’s extra-base hit providing the margin the Mariners needed.

By the Numbers

Seattle Mariners defeated Texas Rangers, 3-2.

  • Corey Seager went 2-for-4 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .230 on the season).
  • Jake Burger went 1-for-3 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .238 on the season).
  • Cal Raleigh went 0-for-3 with 1 run scored (batting .183 on the season).
  • (gpid=sa:807739) allowed 1 run on 6 hits over 6.0 innings, striking out 5, to earn the win (1-1) (4.29 ERA).
  • Cody Bradford allowed 3 runs on 4 hits over 4.0 innings, striking out 1, and took the loss (0-5) (4.72 ERA).
  • Andres Munoz allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 1.0 inning, striking out 2, and closed it out for the save (26) (4.05 ERA).

Seattle Mariners improved to 68-78; Texas Rangers fell to 72-74.

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