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- Updated: September 6, 2016
SEATTLE — Lack of run support has long been a lament of Felix Hernandez’s tenure with the Mariners, but Seattle’s hitters bailed out their ace on Monday by knocking Rangers southpaw Cole Hamels out early en route to a 14-6 series-opening victory at Safeco Field.
Hamels lasted just 1 2/3 innings while giving up seven runs on seven hits and three walks as the American League West-leading Rangers opened a 10-game road trip with just their third loss in the past 12 games. Robinson Cano’s two-run blast highlighted a five-run first and Franklin Gutierrez added a solo shot in the second off Hamels, who fell to 14-5 with a 3.25 ERA.
Hernandez (10-5, 3.75 ERA) let the Rangers back in it with a five-run third inning that included a three-run homer by rookie right fielder Nomar Mazara. But Hernandez held on to go 5 ⅔ frames with six hits and six runs, and he now has won 10 games or more in eight straight seasons.
The Mariners put the game away with six more runs in the sixth as they won for just the third time in their past 13 games. Seattle remains five games back in the AL Wild Card race at 70-67, while the Rangers (82-56) still own a nine-game lead on the Astros in the division chase, with the Astros …
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