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.
Nelson Cruz belted a pair of homers, including the go-ahead two-run blast in the fifth inning, and Texas broke a six-game skid with an 8-7 win over the Oakland Athletics.
Chien-Ming Wang won for the first time in more than a year, Colby Rasmus homered for a third straight game, and the Toronto Blue Jays completed a four-game of sweep by beating the Texas Rangers 7-2 on Sunday for their fifth straight victory.
Lance Berkman belted a three-run homer and Jeff Baker added a two-run shot, as the Texas Rangers topped the Seattle Mariners, 9-5, to start a three-game series.
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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