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- Updated: August 30, 2016
ARLINGTON –Right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma got the first crack at the Rangers in the Mariners’ quest to hunt down the American League West leaders Monday night at Globe Life Park. But a four-run third inning cut his night short and he was outdueled by fellow Japanese righty Yu Darvish in a 6-3 win by the Rangers.
The Mariners dropped to third place in the AL West, due to a win from the Astros, but remain three games behind the Orioles for the second AL Wild Card spot. The Rangers maintained their 8 1/2 game first-place lead in the division with the Astros’ win.
Nomar Mazara got things started for the Rangers in the third with a run-scoring triple. Ian Desmond and Carlos Beltran followed with RBI doubles. Beltran also added a solo home run in the first. Jonathan Lucroy finished the scoring with an RBI single as Iwakuma needed 40 pitches to finish the inning. Iwakuma did not return for the fourth, matching his shortest outing of the season and his season-high for runs …
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