Mariners shut out Rangers 5-0 for series sweep SEATTLE (AP) — Logan Gilbert struck out nine and gave up two hits over eight innings and the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 5-0 on Sunday to sweep the series. Canadian Press Jun 16, 2024 7:57 PM Share by Email Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Print Share via Text Message Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Logan Gilbert yells after striking out Texas Rangers' Leody Taveras for the final out for the Rangers in the eighth inning of in a baseball game, Sunday, June 16, 2024, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer) SEATTLE (AP) — Logan Gilbert struck out nine and gave up two hits over eight innings and the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 5-0 on Sunday to sweep the series.
Rookie Tyler Locklear hit a solo home run to help back Gilbert (4-4) and help Seattle improve to 12 games over .500. The Mariners have won seven of eight games and nine straight home series.
Mitch Haniger and Luke Raley hit back-to-back doubles off starter Dane Dunning (4-6) in the fourth to put the Mariners up 1-0. And Josh Rojas made it 2-0 after doubling with two outs in the fifth and scoring from second on Dunning’s wild pitch that skipped short of the plate and under catcher Andrew Knizner’s glove. Rojas took third as the ball bounced off the backstop and skipped toward the Mariners’ dugout, then raced home and slipped under Dunning’s tag at home plate to make it 2-0.
Locklear’s seventh-inning shot to left was his secon.
