Associated Press
SEATTLE — Mike Minor struck out a career-high 13 in seven innings, and the Texas Rangers pounded the Seattle Mariners 15-1 on Saturday night to stop a five-game losing streak.
Elvis Andrus and Roughned Odor each hit a three-run homer for Texas, which finished with a season-high 20 hits. Joey Gallo hit a solo drive for his ninth homer, and Logan Forsythe finished with four hits and three RBI.
Minor (3-2) matched the team record for strikeouts by a left-hander while allowing just three hits in his 111-pitch outing.
Other than Domingo Santana’s deep home run in the first inning, Minor went largely unchallenged by the usually heavy-hitting Mariners, who lead the league in extra-base hits.
Seattle hurt itself with three errors, and Mike Leake (2-3) was tagged for five earned runs and 10 hits in five innings.
After Shin-Soo Choo opened the game with a walk, Odor reached on an error by shortstop Tim Beckham. Andrus then hit a long drive to left-center for his fourth homer.
Leake surrendered a one-out double to Forsythe in the second, and Jeff Mathis reached when Mallex Smith dropped a fairly routine running catch in center. After Choo popped out, Odor belted a drive to right for his first homer.
Seattle manager Scott Servais had utility infielder Dylan Moore pitch the ninth, and inserted catcher Omar Narvaez at second base. Moore was charged with four runs and five hits.
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