Seattle Mariners at Texas Rangers

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SEA	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	1	6	14	0
TEX	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	4	6	0

Logan Gilbert got the ball for Seattle looking to stop the bleeding after the Mariners dropped the first two games of this series, and he drew a matchup with a Rangers ace who's still finding his footing. Jacob deGrom took the mound off a rough return from a glute strain that limited him to 4.2 innings and 5 earned runs in his last outing against the White Sox.

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Mariners(51-54)

LLLLW

6

+1.5-212-102o7.5+115

Rangers(53-51)

WWLWL

4

-1.5+213-100u7.5-115

Best BetMariners -108

Postgame

The pick hit — Seattle's bats broke out late and Gilbert's side won 6-4 outright, exactly the bull case coming through.

Pregame

We took the Mariners at -100 to win outright, banking on Gilbert's swing-and-miss stuff outdueling a deGrom still shaking off a glute strain. Seattle's offense had been ice cold for weeks, which made this a real leap of faith on a team that had dropped 4 straight.

Texas came in banged up at the position that matters most for stability: Corey Seager and Josh Jung were both out, and the Rangers were already without Jack Leiter and Jordan Montgomery in the rotation. Seattle wasn't exactly whole either, with Brendan Donovan and Rob Refsnyder both on rehab assignments in Tacoma instead of the lineup.

Logan Gilbert

(8-7)·3.42 ERA

Jul 19 vs Giants

W

6.0IP

3ER

10K

1BB

95P

07/26 Lineup

Jacob deGrom

(8-7)·3.87 ERA

Jul 20 vs White Sox

L

4.2IP

5ER

6K

2BB

97P

07/26 Lineup

None of that stopped Texas from jumping out early again, same as it had all series. But this time Seattle didn't fold.

Seattle Mariners

(7)

• 10-Day-ILRob Refsnyder (DH) — Refsnyder (knee) will embark on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Tacoma on Saturday, Tim Booth of The Seattle Times reports.07/17
• 10-Day-ILBrendan Donovan (3B) — Donovan (groin) will shift his rehab assignment to Triple-A Tacoma on Friday, Shannon Drayer of SeattleSports.com reports.07/17
• 15-Day-ILMatt Brash (RP) — General manager Justin Hollander said Tuesday that Brash was diagnosed with a Grade 1 strain in his right lat, Shannon Drayer of SeattleSports.com reports.06/16
• 60-Day-ILCooper Criswell (RP) — Seattle transferred Criswell (shoulder) to the 60-day injured list Friday.07/04
• 60-Day-ILCarlos Vargas (RP) — Mariners general manager Justin Hollander said Tuesday that Vargas (lat) recently began a throwing program and could be ready to return from the 60-day injured list around the Aug. 3 trade deadline, Zac Hereth of 710 AM Seattle Sports reports.06/17
• 60-Day-ILWill Wilson (3B) — Wilson (thumb) has gone 3-for-9 with two RBI and a 1:2 BB:K in his first three rehab games between High-A Everett and Triple-A Tacoma.06/17
• 60-Day-ILLogan Evans (SP) — The Mariners placed Evans (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Monday.05/08

Texas Rangers

(14)

• 10-Day-ILJosh Jung (3B) — The Rangers placed Jung on the 10-day injured list Saturday, retroactive to Wednesday, due to a left calf strain.07/25
• 10-Day-ILCorey Seager (SS) — Seager (back) took four at-bats in a simulated live batting practice Friday, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.07/24
• 10-Day-ILKyle Higashioka (C) — Higashioka is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the White Sox.07/21
• 10-Day-ILCody Freeman (3B) — Freeman (neck) will begin a rehab assignment in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League on Monday.07/20
• 10-Day-ILDanny Jansen (C) — Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said Saturday that Jansen (forearm) is dealing with setbacks that put his return in doubt, Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reports.07/20
• 15-Day-ILJack Leiter (SP) — Leiter (ankle) is scheduled to throw a bullpen session with more intensity Saturday, Jeff Wilson of AllDLLS.com reports.07/24
• 15-Day-ILChris Martin (RP) — The Rangers sent Martin (shoulder) to Triple-A Round Rock on Tuesday to begin a rehab assignment.07/22
• 15-Day-ILJose Corniell (SP) — The Rangers recalled Corniell from Triple-A Round Rock on Saturday.07/21
• 60-Day-ILJordan Montgomery (SP) — Montgomery (elbow) allowed one run on five hits and two walks while striking out three over 4.1 innings for Triple-A Round Rock on Saturday, Kenndi Landry of MLB.com reports.07/26
• 60-Day-ILCody Bradford (SP) — Bradford (elbow) struck out four and allowed three hits and no walks across three innings in a rehab start Friday with Double-A Frisco.07/25
• 60-Day-ILJalen Beeks (RP) — The Rangers transferred Beeks (forearm) to the 60-day injured list Tuesday.07/21
• 60-Day-ILMichael Helman (CF) — Texas transferred Helman (hand) to the 60-day injured list Friday.06/19
• 60-Day-ILRobert Garcia (RP) — The Rangers transferred Garcia (shoulder) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Monday.06/01
• 60-Day-ILCarter Baumler (RP) — Baumler (intercostal) has been shut down from his rehab assignment, MLB.com reports.05/23

The Rangers led 3-1 through six behind a bullpen day that started strong, but the Mariners blew the game open with back-to-back home runs in the 7th inning, part of a four-run frame that flipped the score for good. Seattle piled up 14 hits on the day against a Rangers pitching staff that had shut them down in each of the prior two games.

Seattle Mariners

(51-54)

Jul 25L@ Rangers1-7

Jul 25L@ Rangers4-5

Jul 22Lvs Reds3-5

Jul 22Lvs Reds2-4

Jul 21Wvs Reds8-0

Texas Rangers

(53-51)

Jul 25Wvs Mariners7-1

Jul 25Wvs Mariners5-4

Jul 23Lvs White Sox2-4

Jul 22Wvs White Sox10-0

Jul 21Lvs White Sox3-10

It's the kind of outburst Seattle badly needed. The Mariners had been held to a .208 average and a .610 OPS as a team over their worst stretch of the season, with Cal Raleigh scuffling badly in July. One big inning against a Texas bullpen doesn't erase a monthlong slump, but it at least stopped a 4-game losing streak before it became 5, and it came against a division leader that had won 2 of the first 3 in this set by a combined 16-5.