SEATTLE -- Setup reliever Tanner Scheppers said closer Neftali Feliz shouldn't have been put in that position. Scheppers blamed himself.
"It really [stinks] to put my team in a bad situation," said Scheppers after the Mariners rallied for an 11-10 win on Sunday afternoon.
The Rangers led 10-6 going into the eighth inning when Scheppers came in to pitch. He walked three of four batters and that's when the lead started melting away. First manager Jeff Banister asked rookie right-hander Keone Kela to face Robinson Cano with the bases loaded and one out in the eighth.