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Seattle Mariners shutout 3-0 by MacKenzie Gore, Rangers for fifth straight loss

By The Associated Press
Published  April 8, 2026 2:49pm PDT
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ARLINGTON, TEXAS - APRIL 08: Cal Raleigh #29 of the Seattle Mariners walks to the dugout during the first inning against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field on April 08, 2026 in Arlington, Texas.  (Stacy Rever / Getty Images)

The Brief

    • The Mariners lost their fifth straight game, and have lost seven of their last eight, as the Rangers shutout Seattle in a 3-0 victory on Wednesday for a series sweep.
    • Seattle managed just two hits – one each from Mitch Garver and Cole Young – as MacKenzie Gore, Chris Martin, Luis Curvelo and Cole Winn struck out a combined 13 batters in the shutout effort.
    • Through 13 games, the Mariners are 4-9 and have an MLB worst .184 batting average and .581 on-base-plus-slugging percentage.

ARLINGTON, Texas - MacKenzie Gore allowed one hit in five innings, Brandon Nimmo and Josh Smith had two hits each and the Texas Rangers shut out the Seattle Mariners 3-0 on Wednesday.

Texas scored all three runs in the fifth inning to complete a three-game series sweep.

Gore (2-0) fanned nine and walked two. Bryan Woo (0-1) took the loss after allowing three runs — one earned — on five hits in five innings.

Danny Jansen and Smith opened the fifth inning with consecutive singles for the Rangers before Ezequiel Duran followed with another single to load the bases.

Nimmo then reached on a fielder’s choice that scored Jansen and Smith as Seattle committed a throwing error trying to turn a double play. Duran advanced to third, and Nimmo moved to second on the misplay to give Texas a 2-0 lead.

Corey Seager added a sacrifice fly later in the inning to score Duran and extend the advantage to 3-0.

Seattle managed just two hits — singles by Mitch Garver and Cole Young — and struck out 13 times.

Chris Martin and Luis Curvelo each worked scoreless relief innings before Cole Winn pitched the ninth to complete the two-hit shutout.

The loss was the Mariners fifth in a row.

Up next

Both teams have an off day before resuming play on Friday. RHP Emerson Hancock (1-1, 0.71 ERA) gets the start for the Mariners in a series opener against the Houston Astros, while RHP Kumar Rocker (0-1, 3.60 ERA) takes the mound for the Rangers against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Source: Information in this story came from The Associated Press.

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