ARLINGTON -- Nelson Cruz and Robinson Cano led a long-ball parade as the Mariners ripped four home runs -- three coming in the eighth inning -- en route to a 10-2 runaway win over the Rangers in Tuesday's second game of their season-opening series at Globe Life Park.
The Mariners jumped on former teammate Tom Wilhelmsen for four runs on four straight extra-base hits in his Rangers debut in the eighth inning to break the game open, with Cano homering into the second deck in right on the reliever's first pitch.
WIlhelmsen then gave up back-to-back doubles to Cruz and Kyle Seager and a two-run homer to Seth Smith before being ejected for hitting catcher Chris Iannetta in the thigh.