Cruz 100th homer at Texas as Mariners beat Rangers 9-7
Nelson Cruz homered for the 100th time at his former home, Robinson Cano hit a tiebreaking shot and the Seattle Mariners held on for a 9-7 win over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Seattle Mariners
9
Texas Rangers
7
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| TEX | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-7
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Play Result 9-7
Guzman grounded out to second, Robinson scored, Profar to second.
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Advancing On Play 9-7
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Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-6
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Play Result 9-6
Haniger homered to left (406 feet).
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-6
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Play Result 8-6
Canó homered to right (345 feet), Segura scored.
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Advancing On Force 8-6
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-6
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Play Result 6-6
Segura doubled to shallow left, Heredia and Gordon scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-6
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Advancing On Play 5-6
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-6
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Play Result 4-6
Kiner-Falefa singled to right, Chirinos scored, Tocci to third.
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Advancing On Play 4-6
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
Haniger hit sacrifice fly to right, Canó scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-5
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
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Play Result 3-5
Choo doubled to left, Guzman scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-5
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
Cruz homered to left (453 feet), Canó scored.
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Advancing On Force 3-4
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 9-7
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-7
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Play Result 9-7
Kiner-Falefa flied out to left.
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Fly Out 9-7
Pitch 5: in play
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Strike Looking 9-7
Pitch 4: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 9-7
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 9-7
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 9-7
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-7
Kiner-Falefa batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-7
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Play Result 9-7
Choo walked, Profar to third, Gallo to second.
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Advancing On Force 9-7
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Advancing On Force 9-7
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Ball 9-7
Pitch 4: ball 4
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Ball 9-7
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 9-7
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 9-7
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-7
Choo batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-7
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Play Result 9-7
Gallo walked.
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Ball 9-7
Pitch 6: ball 4
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Ball 9-7
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Strike Swinging 9-7
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 9-7
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 9-7
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-7
Gallo batting
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Play Result 9-7
Gallo hit for Tocci.
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-7
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Play Result 9-7
Guzman grounded out to second, Robinson scored, Profar to second.
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Advancing On Play 9-7
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Advancing On Play 9-7
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Ground Out 9-6
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 9-6
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 9-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-6
Guzman batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-6
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Play Result 9-6
Chirinos struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 9-6
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Head to Head
SEA wins series 2-1
Injuries
Texas Rangers
- Cole Winn Out
- Jose Corniell Out
- Jose Butto Out
- Corey Seager Out
- Evan Carter Out
Seattle Mariners
- Nick Davila Out
- Matt Brash Out
- Colt Emerson Out
- Josh Naylor Out
- Cal Raleigh Out
Lineups
ConfirmedTEX
Shin-Soo ChooDH17
Isiah Kiner-Falefa2B9
Nomar MazaraRF15
Adrian Beltre3B29
Renato NunezLF55
Jurickson ProfarSS17
Robinson ChirinosC23
Ronald Guzman1B84
Carlos TocciCF77
Substitutes
Drew RobinsonPH82
Joey GalloPH17
SEA
Dee Strange-GordonCF9
Jean SeguraSS9
Robinson Cano2B22
Nelson CruzDH32
Kyle Seager3B15
Mitch HanigerRF17
Daniel Vogelbach1B20
Mike ZuninoC10
Ben GamelLF39
Substitutes
Andrew Romine1B24
Guillermo HerediaLF38
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