Rangers Come Up Short in Extras against Mariners

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June 28, 2025

Mariners 7, Rangers 6 (12 Innings)

ARLINGTON, Texas (June 27) — The Texas Rangers ran out of steam in extra innings, losing to the Seattle Mariners, 7–6, Friday evening. One of several highlights for the Mariners came in the top of the 12th when Miles Mastrobuoni drove in the go-ahead run with a single to left. As for the Rangers, they will try to even this three-game series on Saturday with first pitch scheduled for 3:05 pm Central at Globe Life Field. Righty Bryan Woo (7–4, 3.12 ERA) will toe the rubber for the Mariners, while righty Kumar Rocker (3–4, 6.68 ERA) will take the hill for the Rangers.

Mariners Score First

The Mariners broke the seal in the top of the first with Nathan Eovaldi pitching for the Rangers. Julio Rodriguez reached on a one-out single, and Cal Raleigh followed with a walk. Up next was Jorge Polanco who scored Rodriguez with a sharp single to right.

The Rangers answered right back in the bottom of the first against Mariners righty Logan Gilbert. With two outs in the frame, Corey Seager stepped to the plate and blasted the first pitch he saw, sending it deep to right-center for his eighth homer of the season.

The Mariners regained the lead in the top of the third. J.P. Crawford led off with a single up the middle. Rodriguez moved him to third with a double to center. On deck was Raleigh, at which point Rangers manager Bruce Bochy held up four fingers signaling the intentional walk. Moments later, Crawford crossed the plate on a 4–6 force play grounded into by Polanco.

They tacked on another run in the top of the fourth off Rangers reliever Jacob Webb. Three consecutive singles by Dominic Canzone, Ben Williamson, and Cole Young loaded the bases. That brought up Crawford, who grounded into a 3–2 force play. Canzone was tagged out at home on the play. Moments later, Rodriguez drove in Williamson with a groundout to short.

Dramatic Sixth for Rangers

The Rangers responded in the bottom of the sixth. Josh Smith opened the inning with a single to right. He advanced to second on a hit-by-pitch to former Mariner Sam Haggerty. After Seager was called out on strikes, Marcus Semien plated Smith with a double to left, his 10th of the year.

Adolis Garcia followed with a single to center that drove in Haggerty and Semien, cutting the Mariners lead to 5–4.

The Rangers knotted it up, 5–5, in the bottom of the seventh. Jonah Heim led off by lining out to short with Carlos Vargas pitching for the Mariners. It was at this point that manager Dan Wilson brought in Gabe Speier to relieve Vargas. He quickly struck out Ezequiel Duran, who was pinch-hitting for Alejandro Osuna, on a foul tip.

On deck was Smith, who doubled to left. He scored moments later on a single to center by Haggerty.

Free Baseball

The Mariners grabbed the lead again in the top of the 10th off reliever Luke Jackson. With Dylan Moore serving as the ghost runner at second, Mastrobuoni grounded back to Jackson allowing Moore to scurry to third. On deck was Donovan Solano, who plated Moore with a sharp single to left.

The Rangers tied it back up in the bottom of the 10th off Mariners reliever Andrés Muñoz with Haggerty as the runner at second. To open the inning, Muñoz intentionally walked Seager. On deck was Semien, who flied to center, moving Haggerty to third. Haggerty scored moments later on a sacrifice fly to right by Garcia.

Fast forward to the top of the 12th. The Mariners took a 7–6 lead off reliever Shawn Armstrong with Randy Arozarena acting as the ghost runner at second. Mastrobuoni lined a two-out single to left, scoring Arozarena in the process. There was a close tag play at the plate. Arozarena was originally ruled safe. The Rangers challenged, but the call stood.

What Went Right for the Mariners

This was a hard-fought win for the visiting nine. They kept grinding out their at-bats, making the Rangers’ staff work harder and harder as each inning passed. They also cashed in on plenty of scoring opportunities.

What Went Wrong for the Mariners

Unfortunately for the Mariners, the Rangers also found ways to score. They went up against a very determined lineup. It seemed like the Rangers were constantly one hit away from winning this game, but the Mariners were able to deny them of that.

Early Shower for Eovaldi

Rangers starter Nathan Eovaldi was activated from the 15-day Injured List prior to Friday’s game and made his 13th start of the 2025 season. He surrendered three runs, all earned, over his three frames. His final line was 3 IP, 5 H, 3 R-ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 45 pitches/31 strikes. Eovaldi dealt with traffic in all three innings, allowing one run in the first and two in the third. He departed with his team behind, 3–1, after the third.

After giving up the go-ahead run in the top of the 12th, Armstrong was saddled with the loss, bringing his record to 2–3 with an ERA of 3.18.

No-Decision for Gilbert

Mariners starter Logan Gilbert did not factor into Friday’s decision after allowing a season-high four earned runs in 5 1/3 innings. His line was 5 H, 1 BB, 7 K, 1 HR, 1 WP, 1 HBP, 84 pitches/59 strikes. Gilbert also yielded four runs, all earned, in his last start on Sunday against the Chicago Cubs.

Gilbert cruised through five innings, allowing one earned run on two hits, but ran into trouble in the sixth, giving up three runs on three hits in the frame. His performance on Friday tied for his most runs allowed in a single inning this year. He has failed to log six innings in eight consecutive outings after tossing seven innings in his season debut on March 27 against the Athletics.

Right-hander Eduard Bazardo tossed the last two innings of this contest to earn the win, improving his record to 3–0 with an ERA of 2.98. He walked three and struck out one over that span.

Bochy’s Postgame Comments

After the game, Bochy went over Eovaldi’s performance. “Obviously, he wasn’t as sharp as he will be for the first time out,” he said. “We got the pitch count to where we wanted it, and it’s only going to get better with him.”

Eovaldi’s Postgame Comments

Eovaldi also gave his take on the evening in his postgame comments. “I felt really good physically,” Eovaldi said. “The bullpen did a great job coming into the game, going deep in there, and covering a lot of the innings for us. It’s unfortunate to be that guy who only goes three out there on the mound, and then asks them to cover that many innings. They’ve been doing such a great job for us this year. I was hoping to try to make it four, five, or six innings. Anything more than three.”