The Mariners offense, when they’re at their best, are supposed to get runners on base, then swat them in with big homers and extra-base hits. Tonight, the Rangers stole their lines, racing out to a 4-0 lead over the first two innings, and expanding that lead to 8-0. To their credit, the Mariners battled back and kept this from being a laugher, but, moral victories aside, at this point in the season, an L in the win/loss column is unfortunately the only currency that matters.
The Rangers jumped out to an early lead, scoring all the runs they’d eventually need to win this game in the first two innings.