Final Score and Standings
The Seattle Mariners defeated the Texas Rangers 3-2 on Wednesday, September 9, at T-Mobile Park. The victory improved the Mariners' record to 68-78, while the Rangers fell to 72-74. Attendance at the venue was 21,565. The game featured exactly two home runs, one from each team, in a contest that came down to the eighth inning.
Game Flow
The Rangers took an early lead in the second inning. Cody Bradford allowed a home run to center field by Burger, who hit the ball 406 feet. This gave Seattle a 1-0 lead. The Rangers responded immediately in the bottom of the second. Ward singled to center field, allowing Raleigh to score and tie the game at 1-1. Seattle extended their lead in the fourth inning. Young doubled to right field, scoring Ward and Naylor to make the score 1-3. The Rangers cut into the deficit in the eighth inning when Seager homered to left field, hitting the ball 355 feet to make it 2-3.
Pitching Performance
Kade Anderson earned the win for the Mariners. He pitched six innings, allowing six hits and one earned run while issuing one walk and striking out five batters. This was his first win of the season, improving his record to 1-1. Cody Bradford took the loss for the Rangers. He pitched four innings, giving up four hits and three earned runs, with two walks and one strikeout. His record dropped to 0-5. Tyler Alexander pitched two scoreless innings for Texas, allowing no hits and one strikeout. Trevor Williams and Robby Ahlstrom each pitched one inning. Ahlstrom allowed one hit and one strikeout without an earned run. Williams allowed one hit, one walk, and one strikeout without an earned run. For Seattle, Seranthony Dominguez pitched one scoreless inning, allowing one walk and one strikeout. Gabe Speier pitched one inning, allowing one hit and one earned run with one strikeout. Andres Munoz secured the save, pitching one scoreless inning with one walk and two strikeouts.
Sources
https://www.espn.com/mlb/game/_/gameId/401816880
