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So far in the young 2026 MLB season, the Texas Rangers have had a knack to be competitive in most of their games.

It's an edge which can create positive results. The Rangers, though, found themselves on the short end of a 7-3 loss on Saturday night to the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park in Seattle.

Rangers manager Skip Schumaker observed his players battling despite being down six runs at one point.

“We kept putting pressure on, had the right guys up, the hot hitters and just couldn't get that big hit,” Schumaker said, according to Rangers beat reporter Kennedi Landry of MLB.com.

“I loved the battle," Schumaker continued. "I thought it was [good] offensively, we just couldn't get that one clutch hit, but we got their closer in the game in a 7-1 game. It was a fight to the ninth. That’s really good to see. Obviously, this whole road trip, the whole season, that's been kind of our identity, which I love.”

Texas got within 7-3 and had the bases loaded with two outs in the top of the ninth. All the Rangers needed was a big blast to tie the game.

That, though, did not happen as Brandon Nimmo struck out.

Rangers starter Nathan Eovaldi pitched into the sixth inning, but Schumaker took him out after he couldn't get an out. Cal Quantrill came on and pitched the last three innings for Texas.

Even Eovaldi, despite taking the loss, noted how he's seen the team come together and compete this season.

“It’s the energy, everybody's putting together quality at-bats and doing a great job up there,” Eovaldi said. “There were a lot of opportunities for us to strike and score more runs.