Jake Burger's Sixth-Inning Double Sinks Mariners in Texas, Seattle Now 4-7
The Mariners flew down to Arlington and came home empty again. Jake Burger hit a tie-breaking RBI double over left fielder Randy Arozarena's glove in the sixth inning, and the Rangers beat Seattle 2-1 on Monday night. That's three straight losses for the M's, and five losses in their last six games. This team needs to find something fast.
Burger's Double Breaks Open a Pitcher's Duel
This game was locked at 1-1 until Burger came through in the sixth. His fly ball to deep left scored Corey Seager, who had singled earlier and moved to second on a wild pitch from Mariners starter Logan Gilbert. That one swing ended up being the difference. Gilbert took the loss despite a solid outing: two runs on six hits over six innings, five strikeouts, no walks. The kid competed, but one mistake is all Burger needed.
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Cal Raleigh got the Mariners' only run, crushing a solo shot in the first inning after fouling off six pitches with two strikes. It was a 12-pitch at-bat, which tells you something about his approach. Raleigh led all of baseball last season with 60 home runs, so seeing him finally connect early in this one should have been a spark. Instead, it was all Seattle managed against Jacob deGrom and five Rangers relievers.
deGrom was surgical. The 37-year-old allowed just one hit over five innings in his 250th career start (18th among active pitchers), struck out six, walked one, and threw 78 pitches. Raleigh's homer was the only damage he did. Jalen Beeks took over in the sixth and threw a scoreless inning, and Jakob Junis closed it out with a scoreless ninth for his first save.
What's Next
The Mariners send George Kirby (1-1, 3.75 ERA) to the mound Tuesday night against Rangers RHP Nathan Eovaldi (0-2, 11.42 ERA). Eovaldi's been rough early, failing to get out of the fifth in both his previous starts. Seattle needs to take advantage if his struggles continue.
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