The Seattle Mariners (3-2) halted their two game losing skid with a 7-3 win on Sunday afternoon against the Texas Rangers (3-1-1) in Surprise, AZ. Hisashi Iwakuma (1-0, 0.00 ERA) earned his first win of the spring today for the Mariners, and Nick Tepesch (0-1, 6.75 ERA) was credited with the loss for the visiting Rangers.
Hisashi Iwakuma was very effective in his spring debut on Sunday afternoon against the Rangers. The veteran right-hander pitched a pair of perfect innings for the Mariners, requiring just 23 pitches to retire the six batters he faced.