The continue their seven-game homestand with the second of three games with the Seattle Mariners on Saturday. , marking their ninth straight lo s to the Mariners. Texas is also inducting two people into the Rangers Hall of Fame on Saturday former second baseman Ian Kinsler and long-time .The Rangers are 22-32 against the American League West this season, and they'll continue to face AL West teams after the Mariners leave town. The Oakland Athletics face the Rangers for four games starting on Monday.The Rangers didn't make any pre-game moves on Saturday, but Rangers manager Chris Woodward said during pre-game that he hopes that reliever Joe Barlow can re-join the team soon. Barlow's rehab stint in the minors is going well and Woodward said a move could be made as soon as Sunday.Scroll down to follow along with tonights game. Seattle Mariners (62-52) at Texas Rangers (49-63)Starting PitchersTEX: RHP Dane Dunning (2-6, 4.04) Vs.SEA:
DeeJay Dallas Jersey LHP Marco Gonzales (7-11, 3.98)Texas Rangers Starting Lineup1. 2B Marcus Semien2. SS Corey Seager3. RF Adolis Garca4. C Johan Heim5. 1B Nathaniel Lowe6. DH Charlie Culberson7. 3B Ezequiel Duran8. CF Bubba Thompson9. LF Elier HernandezSeattle Mariners Starting Lineup1. CF Julio Rodrguez2. 1B Ty France3. DH Mitch Haniger4. LF Je se Winker5. 3B Eugenio Surez6. 2B Adam Frazier7. C Cal Raleigh8. SS J.P. Crawford9. RF Sam HaggertyTop of FirstDane Dunning (TEX) pitchingSeattle'sJulio Rodrguezled off with a single off Dunning. The high chopper went to Rangers shortstop Corey Seager, but took too long to
Tyler Lockett Jersey reach Seager andRodrguez beat the throw. Ty France followed with a sharp liner through the right side of the infield for a single. Mitch Haniger, the Mariners' designated hitter, hit a weak grounder in front of Rangers catcher Jonah Heim. He threw out Haniger, butRodrguez and France advanced 90 feet. Je se Winker then drew walk on a full count to load the bases for Mariners third basemanEugenio Surez.Dunning's first pitch to Surez was wild andRodrguez scored to make it 1-0 Mariners. France and Winker both advanced.Surez flew out to Rangers center fielder Bubba Thompson, but the sacrifice fly scored France from third to make it 2-0, while Winker held at second base. Adam Frazier hit a weak grounder to Rangers second baseman Marcus Semien to end the inning. Mariners 2, Rangers 0.Bottom of FirstMarco Gonzales pitchingScroll to ContinueSemien led off for the Rangers, flying out to Mariners right fielder Sam Haggerty. Seager followed that with a ground out to France, who to sed the ball to Gonzalez for the out.Adolis Garca then hit a towering fly ball out to Haggerty to end the inning.Mariners 2, Rangers 0.Top of SecondMariners catcher Cal Raleigh led off with a line drive into left-center field that slipped between Rangers left fielder Elier Hernandez and Thompson for a double. Shortstop J.P. Crawford grounded out to Semien, but Raleigh advanced to third. Haggerty, the No. 9 hitter in the Mariners' order, sliced an opposite-field sacrifice fly down the left-field line that was deep enough to score Raleigh and make it 3-0 Seattle.Rodrguez returned to the plate and he struck out swinging to end the inning. After facing 10 hitters, Dunning had already thrown 48 pitches. Mariners 3, Rangers 0.Bottom of SecondHeim, hitting in the clean-up spot for the Rangers on Saturday, led off by connecting well on a pitch from Gonzalez, but it turned into a long out to left field, caught by Winker. Next, Nathaniel Lowe hit a pop-out toSurez at third base. Designated hitter Charlie Culberson followed by grounding out to Crawford at shorstop to end the inning. After two, Gonzalez had not allowed a base runner.Mariners 3, Rangers 0.Top of ThirdWith Dunning closing in on 50 pitches, France led
Bryan Mone Jersey off for the Mariners by striking out swinging. Haniger followed by getting ahead of Dunning 3-0, taking two strikes and then hitting a line drive single to Thompson in center field. Winker then struck out.Surez grounded out to Semien, who was playing in the shortstop side of the bag in the shift, to end the inning.Mariners 3, Rangers 0.Bottom of ThirdThe Rangers finally got their first baserunner after rookie Ezequiel Duran hit a double to left field, as Winker had to play the carom off the ball. Thompson, another rookie, came on in an RBI situation and struck out swinging. Hernandez flew out to Winker in left. Semien, in his second trip to the plate, flew out to Winker to end the inning and strand the Rangers' first base runner.Mariners 3, Rangers 0.Top of FourthFrazier led off the inning with a fly out to Hernandez in left field. Raleigh
Marshawn Lynch T Shirts continued to keep Hernandez busy with another fly out to left. Crawford kept the Rangers from a 1-2-3 inning by hitting a single to center field. Haggerty followed by drawing a walk, and Crawford ran to second, scaring a bird that had landed on the infield during Haggerty's at-bat. The bird then flew to the third-base line and sat with Duran for a few minutes ofRodrguez's third at-bat.Rodrguez struck out to end the inning.Mariners 3, Rangers 0.Bottom of FourthCorey Seager led off by flying out toRodrguez in center field.Garca followed with a screaming double to left that, like Duran's double in the third, required Winker to play the carom. Heim then hit what should have been a single to left, but it went deep down the line and turned into a double that scoredGarca for the Rangers' first run. Lowe then hit an opposite-field bloop single to left that moved Heim to third, putting runners at the corners for Culberson with one out. He hit a weak grounder to Suarez at third base. He made the play and the throw, but it was wide of France at first. Heim scored on the RBI single, and Lowe moved to third on the throwing error, as the Rangers took a 3-2 lead. Duran then singled up the middle to score Lowe and advance Culberson to third, tying the game at 3-3. That prompted a second mound visit to Gonzales. Thompson then batted with one out. He put down
Warren Moon Jersey a perfect sacrifice bunt down the first base line that scored Culberson and gave the Rangers the lead. Hernandez grounded out to third base to end the inning.Rangers 4, Mariners 3Top of FifthWith Brett Martin warming up in the Rangers' bullpen, Dunning was hoping to pitch one more inning, as he started the fifth on 90 pitches. He walked France to lead off, followed by Haniger striking out looking. After that, Rangers manager Chris Woodward pulled Dunning from the game for Martin.Rangers Pitching Change: Brett Martin for Dane DunningMartin faced Winker, who grounded into a double play to end the inning. Seager, playing on the second ba
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