ARLINGTON, Texas (Interstat) — Nathan Eovaldi tossed seven strong innings as the Texas Rangers defeated the Seattle Mariners 7-1 on Saturday at Globe Life Park.

Eovaldi (10-8) allowed three hits and one earned run with eight strikeouts. Wyatt Langford went 3-for-4 with an RBI, and Ezequiel Duran drove in two runs on two hits. Alejandro Osuna added a two-run double.

Seattle’s Bryan Woo (7-7) took the loss, allowing five earned runs on nine hits in five innings.

Texas struck first with three runs in the first inning, highlighted by Duran’s RBI triple and Evan Carter’s run-scoring double. The Rangers added two in the second on Langford’s double and Duran’s single. Seattle scored its only run in the fifth on J.P. Crawford’s double scoring Luke Raley. Texas answered with two more in the seventh on Osuna’s double.

The Mariners managed five hits. Texas had 12.

Attendance was 34,006. Time of game was 2 hours, 37 minutes. Texas improved to 53-51; Seattle fell to 51-54.