Texas Rangers at Seattle Mariners
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DeGrom retires first 15 batters, Rodríguez hits 3-run homer off bullpen as Mariners beat Texas 4-3
DeGrom didn’t allow a hit until Cole Young singled on a line drive off the pitcher’s raised glove leading off the sixth. The two-time Cy Young Award winner struck out eight of his first nine batters for the fifth time and finished with his highest strikeout total since Sept. 19, 2022, for the New York Mets against Pittsburgh.
He left leading 3-0 after six innings due to groin tightness, manager Skip Schumaker said. But Junis (1-3) hit Randy Arozarena with a pitch leading off the seventh, then allowed Dominic Canzone’s RBI single and Cal Raleigh’s single. Rodríguez hit a first-pitch sinker for his 21st home run this season.
DeGrom gave up one hit in six scoreless innings with one walk.
Texas dropped three games behind AL West-leading Houston and two games back for the last AL wild card. Seattle trails by five games for the last wild card.
Logan Gilbert (12-9), who like deGrom attended Stetson, struck out 11 in seven innings and became Seattle’s first pitcher with consecutive double-digit strikeout games since James Paxton in 2018. The combined strikeouts were the most by starting pitchers in the major leagues this season.
Gilbert also made a sliding tag of Wyatt Langford off a throw from Raleigh after a pitch bounced away from the catcher in the seventh.
Andrés Muñoz walked a pair of batters with two outs in the ninth, then got Jake Burger to ground into a forceout for his 27th save in 36 chances. Young picked up the grounder behind second and just beat Evan Carter to the base, a call upheld in a video review.
Mariners: RHP George Kirby (9-11, 4.18) starts Friday at the Athletics, who open with LHP Jeffrey Springs (4-13, 6.02).
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Burger grounded into fielder's choice to second, Carter out at second. Texas Rangers challenged: call on the field was upheld. |
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9th Inning | Carter walked. |
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9th Inning | Langford stole second. |
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9th Inning | Langford walked. |
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9th Inning | Nimmo grounded out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Duran grounded out to second. |
Statistics
 TEX |
 SEA |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 13 | Ground Balls | 5 |
| 13 | Strikeouts | 16 |
| 3 | Runs Batted In | 4 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Hit | 1 |
| 4 | Hits | 4 |
| 3 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 4 | Walks | 2 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 3 | Runs | 4 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 28 | At Bats | 27 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 9 | Runners Left On Base | 7 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 1 |
| 0 | Doubles | 0 |
| 3 | Fly Balls | 7 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 134 | Pitches | 131 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 2 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 7 | Total Bases | 7 |
| 34 | Plate Appearances | 31 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 1 | Extra Base Hits | 1 |
| 2.7 | Runs Created | 1.5 |
| .143 | Batting Average | .148 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .250 | Slugging Percentage | .259 |
| .357 | Secondary Average | .185 |
| .273 | On Base Percentage | .233 |
| .523 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .493 |
| 4.3 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.7 |
| 2.9 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 1.7 |
| 22.0 | Batter Rating | 23.0 |
| 28.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 27.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.94 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.23 |
| .107 | Isolated Power | .111 |
| 0.31 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.13 |
| .118 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .065 |
| .214 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .037 |
| 6.0 | Runs Produced | 8.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.3 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 69.0 | MLB Rating | 69.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Seattle, Washington
Attendance: 24,784 | Capacity:
2026 American League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas |
- | 78 | L1 | 0.5 | 78 |
 Houston |
1 | 79 | L3 | 0.49358973 | 77 |
| Seattle |
5 | 83 | W1 | 0.4679487 | 73 |
 Athletics |
17 | 95 | L6 | 0.39102563 | 61 |
 Los Angeles |
18 | 96 | L1 | 0.3846154 | 60 |