Mariners Lose To Rangers In Garden-Variety Display Of Baseball
On Thursday afternoon, the Seattle Mariners lost to the Texas Rangers 5-3, and the M's will open at home on Friday at exactly .500.
| Final - 4.12.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Mariners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Texas Rangers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 5 | 9 | 1 |
Stories
4-4, Chart
Win expectancy chart for the Mariners' loss to the Rangers on Thursday, April 12.
GameThreads
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Texas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| Seattle Mariners | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chone Figgins, CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .303 |
| Alex Liddi, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .400 |
| Ichiro Suzuki, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 |
| Justin Smoak, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .212 |
| Jesus Montero, DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .280 |
| Kyle Seager, 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .321 |
| Miguel Olivo, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .143 |
| Casper Wells, LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Michael Saunders, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Brendan Ryan, SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 9 | |
Batting
Home runs - Seager
Doubles - Figgins, Olivo, Ryan
Team LOB - 5
Home runs - Seager
Doubles - Figgins, Olivo, Ryan
Team LOB - 5
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Vargas (L, 1-1) | 6.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3.44 | 0 | 95-63 |
| Erasmo Ramirez | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.15 | 0 | 24-12 |
| Texas Rangers | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Kinsler, 2B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .370 |
| Michael Young, DH | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .321 |
| Josh Hamilton, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .357 |
| Adrian Beltre, 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .231 |
| Nelson Cruz, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .160 |
| Mike Napoli, 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .077 |
| Yorvit Torrealba, C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 |
| Alberto Gonzalez, SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Craig Gentry, CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
Batting
Home runs - Young
Doubles - Kinsler, Torrealba
Hit by pitch - Napoli
Stolen Bases - Kinsler, Beltre
Caught Stealing - Gentry
Team LOB - 5
Fielding
Errors - Kinsler
Home runs - Young
Doubles - Kinsler, Torrealba
Hit by pitch - Napoli
Stolen Bases - Kinsler, Beltre
Caught Stealing - Gentry
Team LOB - 5
Fielding
Errors - Kinsler
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Holland (W, 1-0) | 7.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3.38 | 0 | 115-79 |
| Koji Uehara (, 0-0) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 4-3 |
| Mike Adams (S, 0-0; S,1) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.80 | 0 | 18-14 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Doug Eddings, First Base Umpire - Paul Nauert, Second Base Umpire - Dana DeMuth, Third Base Umpire - Kerwin Danley
Duration: 2:33
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Doug Eddings, First Base Umpire - Paul Nauert, Second Base Umpire - Dana DeMuth, Third Base Umpire - Kerwin Danley
Duration: 2:33
