Rangers See Chances Go Away in Loss to Mariners

TL;DR

The Texas Rangers lost 7-3 to the Seattle Mariners, leaving 16 runners on base. Nathan Eovaldi took the loss, dropping his record to 2-3 after pitching five innings.

Key points

Texas Rangers lost 7-3 to Seattle Mariners
Rangers left 16 runners on base
Nathan Eovaldi took the loss, record now 2-3
Eovaldi pitched five innings, allowing four runs
Game took place at T-Mobile Park in Seattle

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When the Texas Rangers take a look at the box score from Saturday night's 7-3 loss to the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, one big statistic will stare them in the face.

The Rangers left 16 runners on base, and had the bases loaded with two outs in the top of the ninth. In the end, though, the Mariners picked up the win.

Nathan Eovaldi took the loss for the Rangers, dropping his record to 2-3. Eovaldi pitched five innings, giving up eight hits, four runs (two earned), walking one, and striking out three.

Cal Quantrill came on in relief in the sixth inning and pitched the rest of the game for Texas. But Quantrill gave up three hits, three runs (all earned), walked two, and struck out five.

Mariners starter George Kirby picked up the win, raising his record this season to 3-2. Kirby went 5 2/3 innings, giving up seven hits, one run (earned), walking two, and striking out five. Six Mariners relievers followed Kirby, and Andrés Muñoz picked up his second save this season.

Seattle jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning on Julio Rodriguez's single to right, scoring J.P. Crawford.

In the bottom of the fourth with one out and runners at second and third base, Seattle's Dominic Canzone singled to center. Randy Arozarena and Luke Raley scored on the play, putting the Mariners up 3-0 at that point.