The Mariners turned T-Mobile Park into a launching pad, hitting three home runs in the first five innings to cruise past the Rangers 5-2 on Saturday night. Seattle built a 5-0 lead before Texas managed its only rally in the seventh inning.
Bryan Woo earned his first win of the season, allowing four hits and two runs over seven innings while striking out six. The right-hander carried a 2.25 ERA into his fourth start and controlled the Rangers' lineup throughout his outing, walking just one batter on 85 pitches.
The home run parade began in the first inning when Rob Refsnyder homered to left field. J.P. Crawford followed with a two-run blast in the second inning, scoring Mitch Garver to extend the lead to 3-0. Randy Arozarena capped the power display in the fifth, launching a two-run homer to left that scored Julio Rodríguez and pushed Seattle's advantage to 5-0.
MacKenzie Gore absorbed the loss for Texas, surrendering seven hits and five runs over five innings. His ERA stands at 4.15 after allowing all three Seattle home runs during his 90-pitch effort. The Rangers finally broke through in the seventh when Josh Jung's sacrifice fly scored Corey Seager, followed by Evan Carter's RBI double that brought home Wyatt Langford.
Seattle improved to 9-13 and snapped a losing streak, while Texas fell to 11-10. Andrés Muñoz closed out the ninth inning with three strikeouts to secure his third save of the season.