Texas Rangers vs Seattle Mariners Match Player Stats On May 06, 2017

The Sports Xchange
May 7, 2017

SEATTLE -- The Seattle Mariners used a seven-run seventh inning to turn a tie into a blowout Saturday night, pulling away for an 8-2 win over the Texas Rangers.

Two-out, two-run singles from Danny Valencia and Ben Gamel highlighted an inning that saw Seattle get five hits while sending 11 batters to plate to turn a 1-1 tie into an 8-1 lead. Gamel had two hits, two RBIs and a run in the inning.

Texas starter Martin Perez, who pitched six solid innings to open the game, ended up taking the loss after allowing two base runners to open the inning. Perez (1-5) allowed two earned runs and eight hits in six innings.

Reliever James Pazos (1-1) picked up the win for Seattle (14-17).

Guillermo Heredia drove in the go-ahead run in a painful way when he took a bases-loaded pitch from Texas reliever Keone Kela to the left triceps. That brought in Gamel from third base for a 2-1 lead in the seventh.

Robinson Cano added a sacrifice fly for a 3-1 advantage, then Valencia delivered the big blow with a two-out, two-run single to put Seattle ahead 5-1. Taylor Motter followed with an RBI double to cap the seven-run seventh.

Seattle starter Chase De Jong, who was making his second career start, turned in a solid performance. He allowed one run and four hits in six innings but did not factor into the decision.

Texas (13-18) had just seven hits and couldn't capitalize on an overworked Seattle bullpen that had sent seven relievers to the mound in a 13-inning game one day earlier.

Leadoff hitter Delino DeShields had two of the Rangers' seven hits and rookie Joey Gallo provided the only run of the first eight innings with a second-inning homer.

Veteran Mike Napoli added a two-out, solo homer in the ninth, his fifth home run of the season.

Seattle shortstop Jean Segura had three hits, and Heredia added two singles and the RBI. He was able to stay in the game after getting hit by the pitch and eventually came around to score in the seven-run seventh.

Gamel went 2-for-4 while doing all of his damage in the seventh, with two hits, two RBIs and a run.

NOTES: With a taxed bullpen from Friday's 13-inning marathon, the Mariners made a series of roster moves to add fresh arms. Seattle recalled RHPs Dan Altavilla and Rob Whalen from Triple-A Tacoma, optioned RHP Emilio Pagan to Tacoma and placed RHP Evan Marshall (strained right hamstring) on the 10-day disabled list. ... The game lasted three hours and 12 minutes. The Rangers' two previous games combined to take more than nine hours. ... RHP Hisashi Iwakuma is the latest Seattle starter dealing with health issues. A sore knee puts Iwakuma's next scheduled start in jeopardy, according to reports. Iwakuma is still scheduled to start Tuesday's series opener in Philadelphia. He'll be re-evaluated during the off day on Monday. ... Seattle DH Nelson Cruz extended his hitting streak to 15 games with a sixth-inning single.