ARLINGTON (Texas) — J.P. Crawford In the 10th inning, he hit an RBI single and the Seattle Mariners Their winning streak grew to 13 games and they defeated the Texas Rangers Saturday: 3-2
Carlos Santana The Mariners (50-42) were closer to their club-record 15 game winning streak in 2001. They have won 21 out of their 24 last games to win eight series, the most they have ever won since winning 14 consecutive sets in that 116-win season 21 year ago.
With a win in Sunday’s series finale, Seattle would equal the longest winning streak in majors this season. Atlanta, the reigning World Series champion, won 14 consecutive games last month.
Crawford hit a one-out double down the line, past first base. Brett Martin (0-5), was the fifth Texas pitcher, and he lasted the final two innings. It was an automatic runner Sam HaggertySantana’s pinch-runner, he brought on a pinch-runner, namely, who had an eighth-inning groundout.
Scott Servais, the Seattle manager, was confident when Haggerty said to Scott Servais that he could steal Martin’s third-base base. Servais accepted it.
Servais stated, “If it feels good, then take it.” “Don’t play scared.”
Diego Castillo (7-1) only faced three batters in ninth. After walking the leadoff batter, a double-play liner was used to benefit from the extra batter. Matthew Festa For his first save, he struck out the side in 10th.
Chris Woodward, Texas manager, stated that “Today we had a chance of winning the game but we didn’t.” “We didn’t make baseball plays today. This is it. We had the chance to win that match. In my opinion, we should have won that contest.”
Both Crawford and Santana were both reintroduced to the Mariners lineup. Crawford missed two games due to a bruised right finger. Santana was reinstated on the restricted list after being absent from the club for a few days after a fire at Santana’s Florida home.
Ty FranceHe had three more hits to increase his batting average up to.306, and then he hit the third, before Santana scored his eighth homer to bring the Mariners up by 2-1. France scored a run in the ninth with a double, but his pinch-runner was stranded at base.
Nathaniel LoweMired in a 4-for-25 slide,, started the Texas second with an eagle and scored on a single by Jonah Heim. The Rangers tied their game in the seventh, after another leadoff two, this time by hot-hitting Leody Taveras Before Elier Hernandez He was singled to earn his first career RBI. Taveras’s batting average is.593 (16/27), with six doubles over a seven game hitting streak.
Chris Flexen (6-8, 3.84 ERA), is 4-0 in five career starts against Texas and has a 2.53 ERA. He will be the Mariners’ final game before Sunday’s All-Star break.
This report was contributed by The Associated Press.