Mariners 10, Rangers 2
Robinson Cano drove in four runs while Chris Denorfia homered and scored three times as visiting Seattle pounded Texas.
Jesus Sucre added two hits and RBIs while Austin Jackson drove in a run and scored another for the Mariners, who reside a half-game behind Detroit for the second American League wild-card spot. Roenis Elias (10-12) benefited from all of the support and snapped his three-start losing streak by yielding one run and seven hits over five innings.
Robbie Ross Jr. (2-6) was not quite as sharp for the Rangers as he was lit up for six runs on five hits and three walks in 1 2/3 frames. Elvis Andrus had three hits and Rougned Odor homered for Texas, which was down 9-0 in the third inning en route to its sixth straight loss.
Ross got the first two outs of the second inning before walking the next two batters and yielding back-to-back RBI singles by Sucre and Jackson. Cano singled in a pair and Kendrys Morales chased Ross with an RBI base hit before Kyle Seager’s single to center scored Cano and capped the six-run uprising.
Jon Edwards walked back-to-back batters to open the third and Sucre struck again with an RBI single before coming home later in the frame on Cano’s two-run double. Alex Rios got the Rangers on the board with a run-scoring single in the bottom of the inning and Odor homered in the ninth, but Texas could not get anything else done as it failed to score more than three runs for the 12th time in its last 14 games.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Rangers C Robinson Chirinos received a cortisone injection for his stiff neck and missed his fourth straight game. … Texas RHP Yu Darvish (elbow) was examined by team doctors on Thursday night, and the results are expected to be released Friday. … Jackson has hit safely in each of his last 10 games against the Rangers.