Texas Rangers vs. Seattle Mariners Game Player Stats and Box Scores for September 12

The Texas Rangers are just a few games away from being eliminated from the playoff race. The defending World Series champions will soon need to hand over the Commissioner's Trophy to another team as their playoff slot keeps slipping away.

Adding to their misery is the absence of All-Star Corey Seager, who is out for the rest of the 2024 season. Seager will need to undergo sports hernia surgery, and the rest of the team must deal with the remaining games.

The Rangers had a tough battle with the Mariners in this series opener. Kumar Rocker became the first MLB pitcher of Indian descent to start in this game. However, Rocker's debut did not go as well as expected.

Despite striking first with a home run, the Rangers gave up their lead and were trailing the Mariners with a 4-1 final score. Bryce Miller had a decent start for the Mariners, but Texas fought hard to get back in the race.

The Mariners are only four games behind the Houston Astros for the AL West Division title. Seattle must win most of their remaining games to get on top, but their opponent did not give up easily today.

Texas Rangers vs. Seattle Mariners Game Player Stats

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Texas Rangers game player stats

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
M. Semien 2B	4	1	2	1	1	0	0	3	.239	.308	.396	.704	6.0
J.Smith SS	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.263	.347	.403	.750	0.5
W. Langford LF	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	.250	.316	.385	.701	2.5
A. Garcia DH	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	.219	.280	.391	.670	0.0
N. Lowe 1B	4	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	.265	.362	.392	.754	8.0
J. Jung 3B	4	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	.276	.308	.448	.756	5.5
J. Heim C	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.263	.329	.592	1.0
T. Jankowski RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.209	.269	.244	.513	0.5
L. Taveras CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.224	.284	.339	.622	0.5
Total	35	5	9	5	3	1	7	5	-	-	-	-	-

Seattle Mariners game player stats

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
V. Robles  RF	3	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	.300	.379	.424	.803	9.0
J. Rodriguez CF	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	3	.258	.315	.370	.685	4.0
C. Raleigh C	2	1	0	0	0	2	1	3	.215	.307	.431	.738	2.5
R. Arozarena LF	4	0	1	2	0	0	2	5	.219	.329	.392	.721	2.0
L. Raley 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	.238	.315	.451	.765	1.0
J. Turner DH	4	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	.251	.350	.372	.722	5.5
J. Polanco  2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.203	.293	.341	.634	-1.0
J. Crawford SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	.198	.302	.327	.629	-1.5
J. Rojas 3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	.229	.308	.341	.649	-0.5
Total	32	4	6	3	1	5	16	16	-	-	-	-	-

Josh Jung, Justin Turner, Nathan Lowe, and Marcus Semien hit home runs tonight

Texas was the first to get on board as Josh Jung went deep into right field with a solo home run at the top of the second inning. While everything seemed to be a smooth start for Rocker, Justin Turner smashed one to center field at the bottom of the fourth inning.

The Mariners continued to lead 4-1 while Cal Raleigh scored on a wild pitch. At the top of the seventh inning, Nathan Lowe smashed a home run against Troy Taylor to cut the lead in half.

Marcus Semien cut the lead further to 4-3 after smashing a home run off Colin Snider in the top of the eighth inning. Adolis Garcia hit a game-tying ground out, allowing Josh Smith to score. The offense racked up three runs in the top of the eighth, with Lowe driving a go-ahead single against Tayler Saucedo.

Kirby Yates finished the game with a strikeout to pick up his 30th save on the season. It was a strong comeback as Texas defeated their rival. Lowe was the top performer for the Ranger squad.

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