Marcus Semien’s Tenth-inning walk-off lifts Rangers over Mariners

Marcus Semien’s bases-loaded single to proper subject within the backside of the Tenth inning scored Alejandro Osuna with the profitable run because the Texas Rangers defeated the Seattle Mariners 3-2 on Saturday afternoon within the second of a three-game collection between the American League West rivals in Arlington, Texas.

Semien’s decisive single — the sixth walk-off hit of his profession — got here off Mariners nearer Andres Munoz (3-1) after Munoz hit Josh Smith with a pitch and walked Corey Seager to load the bases. Semien labored the rely to full and fouled off two 100-mph pitches earlier than pushing his single previous second base in Seattle’s drawn-in infield.

Shawn Armstrong (3-3) was the beneficiary of the Rangers’ rebellion after placing out two in an ideal Tenth inning as Texas’ fifth pitcher of the sport.

The groups have break up the primary two video games of this collection, with the Mariners profitable 7-6 in 12 innings on Friday. Each groups managed simply six hits every on Saturday.

Neither of the sport’s beginning pitchers — Bryan Woo for Seattle or Kumar Rocker for the Rangers — acquired a call within the sport that was determined within the closing innings.

Woo, who allowed two runs (neither of them earned) on 5 hits over six innings, stays the one pitcher within the majors to have gone not less than six frames in each one in every of his 16 begins this season.

Rocker gave up two runs on 4 hits and a stroll with six strikeouts in his third begin since being recalled from Triple-A Spherical Rock on June 15.

The Mariners struck first when Dominic Canzone ripped a solo dwelling run to proper subject within the third inning.

Texas responded and took the lead within the backside of the body as Seager blasted a two-run homer off Woo, with each the runs unearned due to a throwing error by J.P. Crawford with two outs that prolonged the inning.

Seattle bought again to even on Randy Arozarena’s two-out single to middle within the sixth that drove in Cal Raleigh, who had reached on a single.

–Subject Degree Media