Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Texas Rangers at Seattle Mariners
TEX
Texas Rangers
72-73 · W2
SEA
Seattle Mariners
67-78 · L1
Seattle Mariners beat Texas Rangers 3-2 at T-Mobile Park. Kade Anderson earned the win; Cody Bradford took the loss. Andrés Muñoz recorded the save.
The Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 3-2 at T-Mobile Park, riding six innings from Kade Anderson and a two-run double by Cole Young in the fourth. Anderson earned the win after holding Texas to one earned run on 81 pitches, striking out five. Andrés Muñoz collected the save. Cody Bradford lasted only four innings for Texas, surrendering three earned runs on 63 pitches with one strikeout. His ERA now sits at 4.72. Anderson's five strikeouts came against a projected line we did not have, but his six frames gave Seattle the length it needed. Young's fourth-inning double to right field scored Josh Naylor and Taylor Ward, turning a 1-1 game into a 3-1 Mariners lead. Jake Burger had staked Texas to an early edge with a solo shot in the second, his 26th of the year. Corey Seager added a solo homer in the eighth, his 17th, but Seattle held on. The NRFI model carried a neutral lean and missed when Taylor Ward singled home Cal Raleigh in the bottom of the second. Bradford's one strikeout underscored a brief, inefficient start that left Texas chasing from the fourth inning on.
Kade Anderson logged six innings and five strikeouts, giving Seattle the bulk outing it needed to preserve the bullpen for Andrés Muñoz in the ninth.
Cody Bradford managed just one strikeout across four innings and 63 pitches, forcing Texas to lean on its bullpen early and often.
Corey Seager and Jake Burger combined for both Texas runs with solo homers, but the Rangers could not manufacture a rally after the fourth.
The NRFI model leaned neutral and lost when Seattle plated a run in the bottom of the second on Taylor Ward's RBI single.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| SEA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 6 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
Jake Burger homers (26) on a fly ball to center field.
Taylor Ward singles on a line drive to center fielder Ezequiel Duran. Cal Raleigh scores.
Cole Young doubles (18) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Josh Naylor scores. Taylor Ward scores.
Corey Seager homers (17) on a fly ball to left field.
Key Performers
Corey Seager
TEX
2-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Jake Burger
TEX
1-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Cole Young
SEA
1-3, 1 2B, 2 RBI
Taylor Ward
SEA
1-2, 1 RBI, 1 R
Batting
| TEX | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Carter CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Wyatt Langford LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Jake Burger 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Joc Pederson DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Corey Seager SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Nicky Lopez PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Justin Foscue 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Ezequiel Duran 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Brandon Nimmo RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Cody Freeman 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Elias Díaz C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Logan O'Hoppe DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Cam Cauley PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| SEA | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Naylor 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Victor Robles RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Cole Young 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Lazaro Montes PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Weston Wilson 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Randy Arozarena LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| J.P. Crawford SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Taylor Ward RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Dominic Canzone DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Cal Raleigh C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Brock Rodden 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Julio Rodríguez CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 30 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Pitching
| TEX | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford (L, 0-5) | 4.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 63-43 | 4.72 |
| Alexander, T | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22-15 | 3.20 |
| Williams | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18-10 | 3.22 |
| Ahlstrom | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20-16 | 6.11 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| SEA | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson (W, 1-1) | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 81-55 | 4.29 |
| Domínguez (H, 7) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20-11 | 4.17 |
| Speier (H, 19) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14-11 | 2.68 |
| Muñoz, A (S, 26) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16-10 | 4.05 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 |