The Texas Rangers scored five runs while the Seattle Mariners scored three runs.
Today’s game had all the makings of the standard fare when it comes to a Rangers loss. A Sunday afternoon game. Sloppy defense. Low-scoring. A taxed bullpen coming into a close game in the late innings. The threat of a looming one-run loss. And against the impervious Mariners.
And yet, Texas overcame all of the myriad of usual things that have felled them this season to beat Seattle for a second consecutive game to grab the series and put a dent in the Mariners’ Wild Card hopes.