ARLINGTON, Texas (Interstat) — Joc Pederson hit two home runs and drove in four runs as the Texas Rangers defeated the Seattle Mariners 7-3 on Monday afternoon at Globe Life Park.

Pederson’s second-inning blast scored three runs to give Texas a 4-1 lead. Jake Burger added a two-run homer in the third for a 7-2 advantage. Seattle scored single runs in the second, third and ninth innings but managed only seven hits.

Kumar Rocker earned the win, allowing two earned runs on four hits with seven strikeouts over 6 2/3 innings. Jakob Junis, Robby Ahlstrom and José A. Ferrer finished for Texas. George Kirby took the loss for Seattle.

The Rangers improved to 54-52, while the Mariners fell to 52-55. Texas registered 11 hits, led by Pederson and Ezequiel Duran, who each had two hits and a home run.

Attendance was 27,683. The game lasted 2 hours, 24 minutes.