ARLINGTON -- Rangers pitcher Martin Perez said this game would be different and he was right. Perez, after the delivery adjustment he made between starts, was much sharper than in his two previous outings and this time, the bullpen made a lead stand up.
The second part was a little more harrowing than needed, but the Rangers were still able to hold on for a 7-4 victory over the Mariners on Sunday afternoon at Globe Life Park. Fourth-inning home runs by Nomar Mazara and Joey Gallo, as well as a clutch two-run single in the eighth by Isiah Kiner-Falefa, also helped the Rangers keep from being swept by the Mariners.