ARLINGTON, Texas — MacKenzie Gore allowed one hit in five innings, Brandon Nimmo and Josh Smith had two hits each and the Texas Rangers shut out the Seattle Mariners 3-0 on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Texas scored all three runs in the fifth inning to complete a three-game series sweep.<\/p>\n
Gore (2-0) fanned nine and walked two. Bryan Woo (0-1) took the loss after allowing three runs \u2014 one earned \u2014 on five hits in five innings.<\/p>\n
Danny Jansen and Smith opened the fifth inning with consecutive singles for the Rangers before Ezequiel Duran followed with another single to load the bases.<\/p>\n
Nimmo then reached on a fielder\u2019s choice that scored Jansen and Smith as Seattle committed a throwing error trying to turn a double play. Duran advanced to third, and Nimmo moved to second on the misplay to give Texas a 2-0 lead.<\/p>\n
Corey Seager added a sacrifice fly later in the inning to score Duran and extend the advantage to 3-0.<\/p>\n
Seattle managed just two hits \u2014 singles by Mitch Garver and Cole Young \u2014 and struck out 13 times.<\/p>\n
Chris Martin and Luis Curvelo each worked scoreless relief innings before Cole Winn pitched the ninth to complete the two-hit shutout.<\/p>\n
The loss was the Mariners fifth in a row.<\/p>\n
Both teams have an off day before resuming play on Friday. RHP Emerson Hancock (1-1, 0.71 ERA) gets the start for the Mariners in a series opener against the Houston Astros, while RHP Kumar Rocker (0-1, 3.60 ERA) takes the mound for the Rangers against the Los Angeles Dodgers.<\/p>\n
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