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Texas Rangers at Seattle Mariners

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Texas Rangers
71-77, 30-43 Away
Final
4 - 5
Seattle Mariners
75-73, 43-30 Home

Rodríguez hits 3-run homer in 8th, Mariners beat Rangers 5-4 to spoil deGrom's return

Back after undergoing Tommy John surgery in April 2023, DeGrom left after 3 2/3 innings with a 2-0 lead and the Rangers had a 4-0 advantage.

Rodríguez began Seattle’s rally with a double in the seventh that set up two runs. Then in the next inning, he hit his 15th homer of the season to deep left field with two outs off David Robertson (3-4).

“I feel like that’s every player's dream,” Rodríguez said. “I feel like if you go across leagues and sports, as a player you want to be in the batter’s box in those moments.”

JT Chargois (3-1) struck out three in the eighth for the victory, and Andrés Muñoz struck out one in the ninth en route to his 21st save.

DeGrom struck out four and gave up four hits in his first game since April 2023, showing some of the speed and power that has made him a two-time Cy Young Award winner. He reached 98 mph occasionally, but left before finishing the third with two runners on base when he reached his pitch count.

“The last thing that I’m trying to figure out is my slider,” deGrom admitted. “You know, it’s not as consistent as it normally is.”

Texas built a 2-0 lead early, capitalizing on a costly Emerson Hancock mistake to start the game. Hancock hit leadoff batter Marcus Simien, who moved to third on Josh Smith’s single. Nathaniel Lowe and Josh Jung delivered two-out RBI singles for a 2-0 lead.

Wyatt Langford made it 3-0 with a solo home run off Hancock, his 11th of the season. Lowe added an RBI single in the seventh to make it 4-0.

DeGrom was having a fairly easy outing until the fourth when Josh Raley doubled and moved to third on Justin Turner’s single. Manager Bruce Bochy pulled deGrom one out later on his 61st pitch.

Reliever Walter Pennington ended the inning with a ground out. Seattle rallied in the seventh after reliever José Ureña hit Victor Robles to start the inning. He gave up a double to Rodríguez to put runners in scoring position and Cal Raleigh’s sacrifice fly and Randy Arozarena’s RBI single made it 4-2.

Rodríguez hit the field early for batting practice and was locked in all night, going 4 for 5 with three hits reaching 100 mph exit velocity.

“That home run was crushed,” Mariners manager Dan Wilson said. “That was tremendous, that was a big blow right there. ... There aren’t many balls hit into that upper deck there. That was really launched.”

Though he has a third straight starter on a pitch count Saturday with Max Scherzer due back, Bochy said he wasn't worried about the bullpen.

“We have coverage tomorrow to help out Max,” Bochy said. “And we knew that we have to have that kind of coverage.”

TRAINER’S ROOM

The Rangers officially moved SS Corey Seager to the 60-day injured list. He will undergo season-ending sports hernia surgery.

ROSTER MOVE

To make space for deGrom on the roster, the Rangers optioned RHP Owen White to Triple-A Round Rock.

UP NEXT

Rangers RHP Scherzer (2-4, 3.89 ERA) was set to make his first start since July after a stint on the injured list because of shoulder and nerve pain in his right arm. RHP Logan Gilbert (7-11, 3.15) was scheduled to start for Seattle.

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Matchup Prediction

Mariners: 40.8%
Rangers: 59.2%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

9th Inning Langford flied out to right.
9th Inning Smith fouled out to left.
9th Inning Semien struck out swinging.
9th Inning Muñoz relieved Chargois
9th Inning Moore at second base.
8th Inning Raleigh lined out to shortstop.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
2 Hit By Pitch 3
7 Ground Balls 7
10 Strikeouts 7
4 Runs Batted In 5
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
7 Hits 10
0 Stolen Bases 2
3 Walks 2
0 Catcher Interference 0
4 Runs 5
0 Ground Into Double Play 0
0 Sacrifice Flies 1
34 At Bats 33
1 Home Runs 1
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
16 Runners Left On Base 19
0 Triples 0
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 0
0 Doubles 2
17 Fly Balls 20
0 Caught Stealing 0
149 Pitches 145
0 Games Started 0
0 Pinch At Bats 0
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
0 Is Qualified In Steals 1
10 Total Bases 15
39 Plate Appearances 39
162.0 Projected Home Runs 162.0
1 Extra Base Hits 3
3.4 Runs Created 6.6
.206 Batting Average .303
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.294 Slugging Percentage .455
.176 Secondary Average .273
.308 On Base Percentage .385
.602 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .839
0.4 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.4
3.4 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 7.5
26.0 Batter Rating 39.0
34.0 At Bats Per Home Run 33.0
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 1.00
3.82 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.72
.088 Isolated Power .152
0.30 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.29
.077 Walks Per Plate Appearance .051
-.029 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average -.030
8.0 Runs Produced 10.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.4 Patience Ratio 0.5
0.3 Balls In Play Average 0.4
76.0 MLB Rating 88.5
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

T-Mobile Park

Location: Seattle, Washington
Attendance: 32,996 | Capacity:

2024 American League West Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston 88 73 .547 - W2
Seattle 85 77 .525 3.5 W4
Texas 78 84 .481 10.5 W3
Oakland 69 93 .426 19.5 L3
Los Angeles 63 99 .389 25.5 L6
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