Burger’s homer lifts Rangers past Mariners 5‑4

ARLINGTON, Texas (Interstat) — Jake Burger homered and drove in three runs as the Texas Rangers edged the Seattle Mariners 5-4 on Friday at Globe Life Park.

Burger went 2 for 4, hitting a two-run homer in the fourth inning and adding an RBI single in the sixth. Texas scored one run in the first, two in the fourth and two in the sixth. Seattle answered with one in the second, two in the fifth and one in the ninth.

Each team collected 10 hits. Peyton Gray (5-0) earned the win with one inning of relief, allowing one hit and striking out two. Jacob Latz pitched the ninth for his 19th save, giving up one run and one hit. Bryce Miller (4-5) took the loss.

Attendance was 33,478. The game lasted 2 hours, 47 minutes. Texas improved to 52-51. Seattle fell to 51-53.