Mariners get a chance for payback against pesky Rangers
The last time the Seattle Mariners saw last-place Texas, a little more than a week ago in a road series, the Rangers' Jonah Heim was hitting walk-off home runs on consecutive days.
The defeats were a gut punch for a Mariners club with hopes of ending a 20-year postseason drought.
Seattle went 4-6 on its 10-game trip to Texas, Tampa Bay and New York, dropping from two games back in the race for the American League's seco