SEATTLE — Julio Rodriguez homered to develop into the primary participant in main league historical past with 20 or extra residence runs and 20 or extra stolen bases in every of his first 4 seasons, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 5-4 on Sunday.
Rodriguez hit a two-run shot within the third inning — his a hundredth profession homer — and the slugging and speedy heart fielder additionally added his twenty first stolen base of the season after singling within the fifth inning.
Jorge Polanco added a solo shot within the second and shortstop J.P. Crawford smacked a two-run blast within the fourth in opposition to Rangers starter Jacob deGrom (10-4), who grew to become the quickest pitcher in main league historical past to succeed in 1,800 profession strikeouts by video games and innings on Sunday.
The Rangers stored issues shut by pushing throughout three runs in opposition to Mariners starter Logan Evans (5-4), however solely tallied one run in opposition to the Mariners bullpen earlier than nearer Andrés Muñoz locked down his twenty fifth save of the season.