The Mariners beat the Rangers 4-3 on September 10.
Texas had a chance to hold ground in the playoff chase, but Seattle flipped the game late. The Rangers now sit at 20.5% on the BaseChaser board.
Joc Pederson gave Texas the early swing with a 2-run homer in the third, and Nicky Lopez added another run with an RBI bunt single in the fifth.
Seattle answered in the seventh. Dominic Canzone singled in Randy Arozarena, then Julio Rodríguez hit a 3-run homer to turn the game.
Logan Gilbert got the win after giving Seattle 7 innings with 11 strikeouts. Andrés Muñoz closed it with the save.
What It Means
The Mariners improve to 69-78. The Rangers fall to 72-75.
BaseChaser lists Texas at 20.5% to make the playoffs and Seattle at 2.6%.
Texas is still in the chase, but this one made the path a lot thinner.
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