In the sixth, with it still a game at 3-0, the Rangers threatened a two-out rally with a single by Seager and a double to the wall by Marcus Semien. Seager, a below-average runner, was held up at third. And stranded there when Adolis García struck out.

The Rangers (-116 on the moneyline) square off against the Mariners (-102) in a projected close contest. The scheduled starters are Jack Leiter (7-6) for the Texas Rangers, and Logan Gilbert (3-4) for the Seattle Mariners.

T he Mariners opened this four-game series with a dominant 6-0 win Thursday night behind six scoreless innings from George Kirby and home runs from Cal Raleigh and rookie Cole Young. Texas remains one game behind the Mariners’ second-place standing in the division after suffering its third consecutive loss and falling to an abysmal 22-33 on the road.