Rangers Snap Mariners' Streak, Eovaldi Hits Milestone

0:00It's April 8th. This is Dallas News today, AI-powered stories from your city. I'm Cory with the story. Texas Rangers snagged a 3-2 win over the Seattle Mariners Tuesday night in a tight pitching duel. Kyle Higashiyoka crushed a 2-run homer in the 5th to grab the lead while Nathan Yilvalde hit his 1500th career strikeout during 6th. Solid innings in his 300th start. Yilvalde bounced back after Brennan Donovan led off the game with a homer on the first pitch, then settled in with 7 strikeouts, including his, Milestone K on Josh Naylor. Kyle Rally put Seattle up to nothing earlier with an RBI single, but Texas chipped away. The Mariners felt the sting as George Kirby dropped his first decision against Texas in 11 starts, allowing 6 hits in the complete game loss. Jika Blatz locked down 2 perfect relief innings, striking out Naylor and Randy Erozerina while extending his hitlist streak to 28 batters. A Rangers record, Jacob Junis closed it out in the 9th for his second save, matching

1:03his career total from over 250 appearances. Seattle's 4-5 hitters went 0-8 with 7 whiffs. This snapped Seattle's 9-series win streak against Texas, dating back to last September, setting a Brian Wu against Mackenzie Gore in tomorrow's. Finale should be another battle on the mound.