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04/08 16:16 CDT MacKenzie Gore allows 1 hit in 5 innings to help Rangers blank
the Mariners 3-0
MacKenzie Gore allows 1 hit in 5 innings to help Rangers blank the Mariners 3-0
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) --- MacKenzie Gore allowed one hit in five innings,
Brandon Nimmo and Josh Smith had two hits each and the Texas Rangers shut out
the Seattle Mariners 3-0 on Wednesday.
Texas scored all three runs in the fifth inning to complete a three-game series
sweep.
Gore (2-0) fanned nine and walked two. Bryan Woo (0-1) took the loss after
allowing three runs --- one earned --- on five hits in five innings.
Danny Jansen and Smith opened the fifth inning with consecutive singles for the
Rangers before Ezequiel Duran followed with another single to load the bases.
Nimmo then reached on a fielder's choice that scored Jansen and Smith as
Seattle committed a throwing error trying to turn a double play. Duran advanced
to third, and Nimmo moved to second on the misplay to give Texas a 2-0 lead.
Corey Seager added a sacrifice fly later in the inning to score Duran and
extend the advantage to 3-0.
Seattle managed just two hits --- singles by Mitch Garver and Cole Young ---
and struck out 13 times.
Chris Martin and Luis Curvelo each worked scoreless relief innings before Cole
Winn pitched the ninth to complete the two-hit shutout.
The loss was the Mariners fifth in a row.
Up next
Both teams have an off day before resuming play on Friday. RHP Emerson Hancock
(1-1, 0.71 ERA) gets the start for the Mariners in a series opener against the
Houston Astros, while RHP Kumar Rocker (0-1, 3.60 ERA) takes the mound for the
Rangers against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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