{"id":669845,"date":"2026-04-08T07:37:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T07:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/669845\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T07:37:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T07:37:51","slug":"who-won-the-texas-rangers-seattle-mariners-game-on-tuesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/669845\/","title":{"rendered":"Who won the Texas Rangers-Seattle Mariners game on Tuesday?"},"content":{"rendered":"

ARLINGTON \"ARLINGTON, ARLINGTON, TEXAS – APRIL 7: Nathan Eovaldi #17 of the Texas Rangers pitches against the Seattle Mariners during the first inning at Globe Life Field on April 7, 2026 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ron Jenkins\/Getty Images) Ron Jenkins Getty Images <\/p>\n

Texas Rangers pitcher Nathan Eovaldi came into Tuesday\u2019s game sporting an 11.42 ERA, and after giving up a home run to Seattle\u2019s Brendan Donovan on the game\u2019s first pitch it might\u2019ve seemed like another rough outing was underway.<\/p>\n

However, Eovaldi found his groove, and the Rangers went on to win their second straight over the Mariners, 3-2, at Globe Life Field.<\/p>\n

Eovaldi, a Houston native, talked about how he rebounded for his first quality outing after two tough starts to begin the season.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was just leaving way too many pitches middle, whether I\u2019m trying to get ahead of the zone or get ahead or limit the walks,\u201d Eovaldi said. \u201cI just felt like I got to make better quality pitches, and today I kind of went in there trying to be aggressive, pound the ball inside, execute some good splitters, and had better results.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eovaldi gave up two runs off six hits in six innings of work with seven strikeouts, including the 1,500th of his career. He aggressively went after batters, throwing first pitch strikes 72% of the time, and induced 13 swings and misses.<\/p>\n

Rangers manager Skip Schumaker pointed out Eovaldi\u2019s cutter when talking about his performance postgame.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeventy percent pitch strikes; splitter and cutter were probably the best pitches of the night, he was changing eye levels with his fastball, a lot of weak contact,\u201d Schumaker said. \u201cThought our defense played really well behind him. He caught. I mean, [Kyle Higashioka] had a great game, but, I mean, I thought they worked really well together. So just overall really good mix of pitches and on the attack all night.\u201d<\/p>\n

After the first inning, Eovaldi threw three straight scoreless innings before the Mariners added another run with a two-out rally in the fifth inning. Eovaldi knew he needed to limit the damage with two outs.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat fifth inning, I got two outs and had a guy, 0-2, 1-2, and I give up a base hit, and then the inning kind of unfolds, a walk, a two-out walk, like, those are the little things that I got to be better at controlling and just attacking the hitters,\u201d said Eovaldi. \u201cIt\u2019s a 1-0 ball game, and I\u2019ve got to go out there and really just bear down and attack. I had my pitch count down, and I think I threw 32 pitches that inning, and given how much we\u2019ve been using our bullpen \u2014 they\u2019ve been doing an extremely good job \u2014 but I also want to be able to take that burden off of them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eovaldi\u2019s splitter was in prime form. He produced five strikeouts off the pitch, including two of the last three batters he faced, who whiffed at the pitch.<\/p>\n

Game notes<\/p>\n

The Rangers\u2019 offense put up a crooked number in the fifth inning, the first time the team has scored three runs or more in an inning at home, which equaled the total amount of runs they had scored over their previous three games.<\/p>\n

Kyle Higashioka hit his first home run of the season in that fifth inning, a two-run shot that gave the Rangers the lead.<\/p>\n

Jacob Latz continued his torrid start to the season by throwing two scoreless innings in relief. He has held opponents to 0 for 28 at the plate to start the season, setting a franchise record.<\/p>\n

After losing out to Kumar Rocker for the final roster spot in spring training, Latz has been nothing short of excellent in any role the Rangers have needed, and it hasn\u2019t gone unnoticed.<\/p>\n

\u201cJacob Latz, I mean what a performance,\u201d Schumaker said. \u201cI thought his slider was really good, change-up, fastball, combination righties and lefties. That second inning \u2014 with right, left, right against the heart of the lineup \u2014 was not easy.\u201d All along, it\u2019s been just like, \u2018yeah, whatever you need,\u2019 after I told him he didn\u2019t win the fifth starting spot, right? I mean, it could have gone another direction. That just shows you the growth and maturity, such a pro, and we\u2019re lucky to have him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jakob Junis came in and got the save for the Rangers. Junis put two runners on base with no outs before getting back-to-back batters to fly out to the outfield before Higashioka took a dribbler and rocketed a throw to first, with an excellent extension from Jake Burger, for the game\u2019s final out.<\/p>\n

The Rangers are set to close out heir series with the Mariners at 1:35 p.m. on Wednesday at Globe Life Field before heading on a nine-game road trip.<\/p>\n

This story was originally published April 7, 2026 at 9:49 PM.<\/p>\n

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