Kendrys Morales clubbed a two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift the Seattle Mariners to a 4-3 win over the Texas Rangers in Cactus League action.
Kendrys Morales clubbed a two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift the Seattle Mariners to a 4-3 win over the Texas Rangers in Cactus League action.
Morales' blast followed a two-out triple by Brad Miller.
The Rangers had taken a 3-2 lead in the top of the eighth on Luis Sardinas' two-run single.
Texas got on the board in the fourth on an RBI double by Lance Berkman, but a two-run homer by Raul Ibanez gave the Mariners the lead in the bottom of the inning.
Game Notes
Michael Morse, Michael Saunders and Jason Bay each clubbed two-run homers in Seattle's 8-6 Cactus League win over the Texas Rangers.
Derek Holland allowed one run over seven shaky innings and the Texas Rangers benefited from two Milwaukee baserunning blunders to beat the Brewers 4-1 Wednesday night.
Craig Gentry went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and three RBI, as the Texas Rangers downed the Boston Red Sox, 5-1, on Saturday in the second installment of a three-game set.
Jeff Baker hit the go-ahead home run in the seventh inning as the Texas Rangers used a trio of long balls to get past the Houston Astros, 4-2, in the opener of a three-game set from Minute Maid Park.
Jason Bay and Justin Smoak each hit a two-run home run on Saturday as Seattle continued Cactus League play with an 8-6 win over San Diego.
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