Julio Rodriguez stays hot, Randy Arozarena’s web gem saves Mariners in win over Rangers
ARLINGTON, Texas — Deep into the left-field corner, Randy Arozarena chased down a Marcus Semien drive for an unlikely game-saving catch — nay, a season-saving catch — to strand the bases loaded in the sixth inning.
Arozarena made the catch and then jumped against the wall to stop his momentum — keeping the Mariners’ positive momentum intact in a 5-4 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night before a sold-out crowd of 39,929 at Globe Life Field.
Julio Rodriguez homered on the first pitch of the game — his third in his first six at-bats of this series — and finished 4 for 6 with four RBI.
In the first two games of this series, Rodriguez is 7 for 11 with three homers and nine RBI, helping the Mariners (80-75) win their third straight game and inch within 1.5 games of the Minnesota Twins the AL wild-card chase.
For the Mariners to navigate their way into the playoffs, it’ll take a little bit of everything.
Their starting pitching has been consistently dominant, and they got another strong performance from Emerson Hancock on Saturday in his second fill-in start for the injured Luis Castillo.
