The Texas Rangers defeated the Seattle Mariners 5-0, marking their fourth consecutive win against them this season. Jacob deGrom pitched four innings, allowing no runs but facing challenges with pitch count and foul balls.
Key points
Rangers won 5-0 against Mariners
Jacob deGrom pitched four innings, faced 17 batters
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - APRIL 17: Corey Seager #5 of the Texas Rangers celebrates his run with Evan Carter #32 of the Texas Rangers during the seventh inning against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on April 17, 2026 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images) | Getty Images
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - APRIL 17: Corey Seager #5 of the Texas Rangers celebrates his run with Evan Carter #32 of the Texas Rangers during the seventh inning against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on April 17, 2026 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Rangers 5, Mariners 0
That’s four straight wins against the Mariners this season.
That’s a good, right?
The Rangers registering a shutout with Jacob deGrom on the mound isn’t exactly shocking. The Rangers registering a shutout with Jacob deGrom having a difficult time of it on the mound, though?
deGrom only went four innings in the game, and only faced 17 batters. The problem was an inability to put away batters — deGrom used a whopping 88 pitches to get through those 17 batters, an average of over 5 pitches per at bat.
The first inning featured 32 pitches, as deGrom loaded the bases on a Cal Raleigh four pitch walk, a double, and a 10 pitch walk before striking out and to end the inning.
Q&A
What was the score of the Rangers vs Mariners game on April 17, 2026?
The Texas Rangers won the game against the Seattle Mariners with a score of 5-0.
How did Jacob deGrom perform in the game against the Mariners?
Jacob deGrom pitched four innings, faced 17 batters, and allowed no runs, but struggled with a high pitch count of 88.
Who got the win for the Rangers in the game against the Mariners?
Gavin Collyer earned his first major league win after pitching 1.1 innings in relief.
What notable performances did Rangers players have in the game?
Corey Seager had two doubles, Josh Jung hit three doubles, and Brandon Nimmo started the game with a home run.
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After a relatively quick 13 pitch second inning, deGrom needed 25 pitches to get through the four batters he faced in the third, then 18 pitches for the four batters he faced in the fourth.
deGrom’s slider, which is usually so effective at getting whiffs, wasn’t doing it against the M’s — out of 24 sliders he threw, just two resulted in swings and misses, and he generated just nine swings and misses in the game.
The Mariners had a whopping 27 foul balls against deGrom, resulting in extended at bats and, ultimately, deGrom leaving the game after just four innings, despite having allowed no runs.
It has to have been maddening for Mariners fans to see deGrom get chased after just four innings, get into the Rangers’ grab-bag bullpen early, and still get shut out.
Gavin Collyer made his second major league appearance, threw the ball hard, struck out two, gave up a walk and a hit in 1.1 innings, and ended up picking up his first major league win.
The closest the Mariners came to scoring was on a two out J.P. Crawford single off of Alexander in the sixth. Josh Naylor, who was at second, was sent home, but was thrown out easily.
Wouldn’t that make you mad, if you were a Mariners fan? It would make me mad.
Well, not mad. I’m mellowing in my old age. I don’t get mad as often. But, you know, it would generate feelings that are in the same overall category as mad.
I mean, I guess we can say for discussion purposes mad. I don’t want to get into a semantic argument here.
But I wouldn’t get mad. Don’t put in the paper I got mad.
The Rangers offense banged out fifteen hits, and one would think that would mean more than five runs, so I guess if you want to be a glass-half-empty guy you can say the Rangers should have done more damage than they did, but whatevs.
Every Ranger starter got a hit except for Josh Smith, whose early struggles continue.
Brandon Nimmo started the game off with a home run. We like leadoff home runs.
Corey Seager, who has been slumping recently, returned from a day off with a 2 for 4 game that included two doubles and also featured him getting hit on the foot with a pitch.
I wouldn’t want to be hit by a pitch, but I guess if you’re going to be hit by a pitch, the foot is probably a good place to be hit.
Wyatt Langford, off to a very slow start to the year, had three singles, which is good. None of them were hit particularly well, though, and one of them was of the softly hit pop up variety. He also struck out twice. Still, we will take the three hits, and hopefully that will help get Langford going.
Josh Jung had three doubles in five at bats, and even the double play he hit into was 99 mph off the bat. His OPS on the year is now up to 795.
Jake Burger had three more hits, pushing his OPS to 810.
Even Joc Pederson did some things, drawing a walk and hitting a single in three plate appearances. Way to go, Joc!
Joc’s birthday is coming up on the 21st. I hope everyone has thought about what they want to get him.
Jacob deGrom topped out at 98.3 mph with his fastball, averaging 96.5 mph. Gavin Collyer maxed out at 99.7 mph with his fastball. Tyler Alexander’s sinker hit 91.3 mph. Jalen Beeks’ fastball reached 93.7 mph. Cole Winn touched 95.4 mph with his fastball. Jacob Latz hit 94.5 mph with his fastball.
Jake Burger had a 198.0 mph single and a 108.5 mph single. Corey Seager had a 109.4 mph double and a 102.4 mph lineout. Josh Jung had a 105.0 mph double and a 101.9 mph double, with his other double being 98.8 mph. Danny Jansen had a 103.0 mph double. Brandon Nimmo’s homer was 102.4 mph.
Can the Rangers keep this going? Tune in on Saturday and find out!
