Mariners look to snap drought in Hallion’s games

He’s 3-1 with a 44/15 K/BB ratio in 48 2/3 innings since joining the Rangers, but he also has a 4.07 ERA in that span. Hamels will look to stay in the win column when he hosts the Athletics in his next start. September.

The Rangers managed only one hit in seven innings against Nuno, winless in his 20 previous starts, and two Seattle relievers completed the one-hitter as the Mariners went on to a 6-0 victory Wednesday night.

Texas picked up a game on AL West-leading Houston, which lost to Oakland 10-9. Has the eighth lowest run support in the majors, 3.38 per nine innings. Hamels struck out Ketel Marte, but the Mariners got a run when Seager beat out a potential double-play grounder to second.

Manager Lloyd McClendon was a bit more enthusiastic. It’s something that plagued us. “The more that I run the better”. Rangers SS Elvis Andrus is hitless in 11 at-bats in the series and is 0-for-14 in the past four games.3.

“That was special”, Seattle third baseman Kyle Seager said. “He did a great job throwing both those guys out”. “Overall, I didn’t think he threw that badly, but couldn’t quite find the rhythm with his fastball and he couldn’t get it down into a location he wanted to”. Beyond that, the Mariners wasted a strong outing from lefty Roenis Elias (4-8) because they mustered little against Yovani Gallardo (12-9) and the Texas bullpen. Former Mariner Adrian Beltre continued to torment his old team, dumping a single into right field to score a pair of runs. “I’ve been hit before, and I’ve learned that my first reaction is to get the glove up to cover my face”. But Odor mishandled the ball, and the Rangers settled for a force at second as Seager scored.

Texas has totaled 13 hits and fanned 21 times this season against Hernandez (16-8, 3.65 ERA), who has a 2.18 ERA while winning all three meetings.

Shawn Tolleson earned his 31st save. The Mariners have won six of their last eight when scoring more than three runs. OF Franklin Gutierrez was sidelined for a fifth straight game with a strained right groin.

“He let us know quickly that he was OK”, manager Jeff Banister said afterward. “He really shouldn’t have had this much success today”. Just-activated C Robinson Chirinos (shoulder) was available as a pinch hitter.

Tuesday night’s power-heavy offense was nowhere to be seen, as the Rangers were held to only one hit in a 6-0 shutout loss to the Seattle Mariners.