Texas 11, Seattle 3
When: 3:05 PM ET, Sunday, April 21, 2013
Where: Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
Temperature:
69°
Umpires:
Home -
Angel Hernandez, 1B -
Doug Eddings, 2B -
John Tumpane, 3B -
Eric Cooper
Attendance:
44599
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Rangers 11, Mariners 3: Nelson Cruz hit his fifth career grand slam and Justin Grimm threw six solid innings as host Texas completed a three-game sweep.
Leonys Martin, Mitch Moreland and Adrian Beltre also homered for the Rangers, who outscored Seattle in the series by a whopping 23-3 margin. Grimm (1-0) gave up one earned run and six hits and struck out nine in six innings to pick up his second career victory.
Mariners starter Aaron Harang (0-2) continued a miserable history in Arlington by giving up eight runs on eight hits in 4 2/3 innings. He owns a 13.22 ERA in four career starts at Rangers Ballpark.
Harang actually had a 1-0 lead entering the third before surrendering the first home run of Martin's career, a solo shot that tied it. Moreland broke the tie with a two-run blast in the fourth and Cruz capped a five-run fifth with a 431-foot bomb to center that made it 8-2.
Kyle Seager had an RBI double in the first and a solo homer in the ninth to pace the Mariners. Martin also tripled and scored on Ian Kinsler's base hit in the fifth.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Seager's run-scoring double in the first snapped Seattle's scoreless streak at 19 innings. ... The Rangers' 12-6 start is their fifth-best after 18 games. ... Both teams continue divisional play Monday. Seattle heads to Houston and Texas visits the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Seattle
|
8 |
1 |
15 |
.229 |
20 |
11 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
| Texas
|
11 |
4 |
25 |
.306 |
12 |
6 |
11 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
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