{"id":593165,"date":"2026-04-19T06:30:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T06:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/593165\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T06:30:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T06:30:13","slug":"mariners-7-3-rangers-apr-18-2026-game-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/593165\/","title":{"rendered":"Mariners 7-3 Rangers (Apr 18, 2026) Game Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

SEATTLE — \u2014 George Kirby<\/a> threw 5 2\/3 innings of one-run ball and Luke Raley<\/a> hit his fifth home run of the season as the Seattle Mariners<\/a> beat the Texas Rangers<\/a> 7-3 on Saturday night to snap a four-game losing streak.<\/p>\n

Kirby (3-2) entered the game having dominated Texas in his career, allowing just 10 earned runs across 68 2\/3 innings. He stayed sharp on Saturday, giving up seven hits while striking out five and issuing two walks. <\/p>\n

Kirby was attended to by the team\u2019s training staff in the fourth inning following a single by Josh Jung<\/a> that deflected off the right-hander. Jung also hit a solo shot off Kirby in the sixth.<\/p>\n

Raley gave the Mariners a 4-1 lead in the sixth inning on a solo homer off Texas starter Nathan Eovaldi<\/a> (2-3). It traveled 381 feet, and gave Raley more home runs than he hit all of last season (four).<\/p>\n

Seattle took a 3-0 lead in the fourth following a throwing error by Rangers second baseman Ezequiel Duran<\/a>. On a slow roller to second by Raley with a runner on first, Duran airmailed his throw to second base, which allowed both runners to move into scoring position. Dominic Canzone<\/a> plated both with a single. <\/p>\n

Cole Young<\/a> added a two-run single in the eighth. Closer Andr\u00e9s Mu\u00f1oz, who took the loss his last time out,<\/a> entered with two outs and the tying run at the plate in the ninth inning and recorded his second save of the season. <\/p>\n

Seattle did not start Brendan Donovan<\/a> at third base on Saturday after he exited Friday\u2019s 5-0 loss<\/a> with a left hip issue. He is not expected to be considered for the 10-day injured list. <\/p>\n

Brandon Nimmo<\/a>‘s single in the eighth-inning was his 1,000th career major league hit. <\/p>\n

Up next <\/p>\n

Mariners RHP Bryan Woo<\/a> (0-2, 2.16) faces off against Rangers lefty MacKenzie Gore<\/a> (2-1, 3.00) on Sunday in the series finale<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

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