A late rally carried the Seattle Mariners past the Texas Rangers, with Julio Rodríguez’s seventh-inning homer providing the go-ahead swing in a back-and-forth game.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| SEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | X | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Jacob deGrom controlled the game for Texas through the sixth, while Logan Gilbert kept Seattle within reach before the Mariners’ offense finally broke through.
Joc Pederson’s homer brought Nicky Lopez home and put Texas ahead in the third. Lopez later scored Evan Carter on a bunt single to extend the lead. In the seventh, Dominic Canzone’s single brought Randy Arozarena home, and Julio Rodríguez’s homer brought Canzone and Cal Raleigh across to put Seattle in front.
Jake Junis entered for Texas in the seventh and was charged with the runs that turned the game. Seattle’s bullpen protected the lead, with Andres Munoz closing the ninth for the save.
The Mariners extended their winning streak, while the Rangers’ losing streak continued. The game belonged to the late rally: Seattle waited, then changed everything in one inning.
Seattle Mariners defeated Texas Rangers, 4-3.
- Julio Rodriguez went 1-for-3 with 1 home run, 3 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .239 on the season).
- Joc Pederson went 1-for-3 with 1 home run, 2 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .234 on the season).
- Cal Raleigh went 1-for-4 with 1 run scored (batting .183 on the season).
- Logan Gilbert allowed 3 runs on 3 hits over 7.0 innings, striking out 11, to earn the win (12-9) (3.72 ERA).
- Andres Munoz allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 1.0 inning, and closed it out for the save (27) (3.98 ERA).
- Jake Junis allowed 4 runs on 3 hits over 0.0 innings, and took the loss (1-3) (3.47 ERA).
Seattle Mariners improved to 69-78 (2 straight wins); Texas Rangers fell to 72-75 (2 straight losses).