Seattle Mariners at Texas Rangers
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Kyle Higashioka homers as Rangers beat George Kirby for 1st time in 3-2 win over Mariners
Higashioka's liner just over the wall in left field in the fifth put the Rangers in front 3-2 against George Kirby, who lost to Texas for the first time in 11 career starts. The right-hander won eight of those first 10.
Brendan Donovan homered to right on the first pitch of the game in Eovaldi's 300th career start, but the 36-year-old right-hander settled in and struck out seven, including Josh Naylor for his 1,500th to end the first inning. Eovaldi (1-2) allowed six hits and two runs.
Jacob Latz finished two perfect innings with strikeouts of Naylor and Randy Arozarena, who combined to go 0 for 8 with seven strikeouts from the 4-5 spots in the Seattle order. The left-hander set a franchise record by holding opponents hitless in 28 at-bats to start the season.
Jakob Junis pitched around consecutive singles to start the ninth for his second save in two games, matching his career total from 253 career appearances over nine seasons.
Cal Raleigh gave Seattle a 2-0 lead in the fifth with an RBI single, one night after the catcher who led the majors with 60 homers in 2025 went deep for the first time this season.
Kirby (1-2) had a career ERA of 0.97 against Texas when Joc Pederson and Evan Carter opened the fifth with consecutive singles. Pederson advanced to second on Donovan's throwing error at third base, then scored on Carter's base hit before Higashioka drilled an 0-1 pitch to left.
Kirby gave up six hits over eight innings in his second career complete game — both losses in eight-inning outings — as Mariners lost a series for the first time in 10 meetings with the Rangers going back to September 2023.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Donovan grounded out to catcher. |
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9th Inning | Young flied out to center. |
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9th Inning | Canzone flied out to left. |
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9th Inning | Crawford singled to center, Raley to second. |
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9th Inning | Raley singled to left. |
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9th Inning | Junis relieved Latz |
Statistics
 SEA |
 TEX |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 13 | Ground Balls | 16 |
| 9 | Strikeouts | 4 |
| 2 | Runs Batted In | 3 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 8 | Hits | 6 |
| 1 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 2 | Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 2 | Runs | 3 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 2 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 35 | At Bats | 28 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 14 | Runners Left On Base | 5 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Doubles | 0 |
| 13 | Fly Balls | 8 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 131 | Pitches | 90 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 11 | Total Bases | 9 |
| 37 | Plate Appearances | 28 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 1 | Extra Base Hits | 1 |
| 3.2 | Runs Created | 1.0 |
| .229 | Batting Average | .214 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .314 | Slugging Percentage | .321 |
| .171 | Secondary Average | .107 |
| .270 | On Base Percentage | .214 |
| .585 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .536 |
| 1.0 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 2.0 |
| 3.2 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 1.2 |
| 20.0 | Batter Rating | 21.0 |
| 35.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 28.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.54 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.21 |
| .086 | Isolated Power | .107 |
| 0.22 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.00 |
| .054 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .000 |
| -.057 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.107 |
| 4.0 | Runs Produced | 6.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.3 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 73.8 | MLB Rating | 73.5 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Arlington, Texas
Attendance: 22,411 | Capacity:
2026 American League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas |
7 | 5 | .583 | - | W3 |
 Houston |
6 | 7 | .462 | 1.5 | L4 |
 Los Angeles |
6 | 7 | .462 | 1.5 | L2 |
 Athletics |
4 | 7 | .364 | 2.5 | W1 |
| Seattle |
4 | 9 | .308 | 3.5 | L5 |