Live updates: Mariners vs. Rangers

Follow along as the Mariners shoot for their second-straight win as well as the series victory against the Texas Rangers on Sunday at Safeco Field.

3rd & 7 37yd

Nearly showtime at Safeco Field and the Mariners-Rangers game chat is live

by Matthew Pentz, Seattle Times 4/19/2015 8:01:04 PM
.@Mets win 8th straight, join @Tigers atop the totem pole with 10 victories: atmlb.com/1Ehf4Ad http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CC-uTEvUEAArXE7.jpg

by MLB via twitter 4/19/2015 8:02:18 PM
PLAY BALL! #Mariners vs. #Rangers. @ROOTSPORTS_NW, @710ESPNSeattle or Mariners.com. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CC-wFg0VEAEk-QX.jpg

by Mariners via twitter 4/19/2015 8:10:07 PM
And we're off. First pitch from James Paxton at 1:11 p.m.

by Matthew Pentz, Seattle Times 4/19/2015 8:11:34 PM
Play ball! The Rangers and Mariners are underway in Seattle.

by Texas Rangers via twitter 4/19/2015 8:11:46 PM
See, Jon Lester CAN throw to first base. He just needs to include his glove: atmlb.com/1FYc9at http://pbs.twimg.com/tweet_video_thumb/CC-so8NUsAAP1MI.png

by Cut4 via twitter retweeted by MLB 4/19/2015 8:12:03 PM
Nelson Cruz with a mighty divot in right field sliding to grab Leonys Martin's fly ball to start the game.

by Tim Booth via twitter 4/19/2015 8:13:27 PM
Catch ball in beer, drink said beer. @Cubs fans are at it again: atmlb.com/1FYfLte http://pbs.twimg.com/tweet_video_thumb/CC-xQnJVEAEyJ7Q.png

by MLB via twitter 4/19/2015 8:15:16 PM
Four up, three down in the top of the first. A rare Prince Fielder infield single goes in the book as Texas' lone hit

by Matthew Pentz, Seattle Times 4/19/2015 8:16:50 PM
Right on cue ... Adrian Beltre flies out to end the first and Felix Hernandez starts talking smack.

by Tim Booth via twitter 4/19/2015 8:17:21 PM
#RAISEIT!
Your Bucs complete the sweep here at PNC 5-2! http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CC-yDp0WgAAVC7r.jpg

by Pirates via twitter retweeted by MLB 4/19/2015 8:18:56 PM
Austin Jackson w/ a solo homer leading off bottom of 1st. 1-0 #Mariners

by Tim Booth via twitter 4/19/2015 8:20:09 PM
1-zip Mariners as Austin Jackson laces a home run over the left-field wall

by Matthew Pentz, Seattle Times 4/19/2015 8:20:22 PM
GOODBYE BASEBALL! Austin Jackson hits a leadoff home run to LF and the #Mariners lead the Rangers 1-0.

by Mariners via twitter 4/19/2015 8:20:55 PM
Austin Jackson just clears the left-field wall. Leads off bottom of first with solo home run. Mariners 1-0

by Josh Liebeskind via twitter 4/19/2015 8:21:20 PM
1-zip M's as Austin Jackson laces a 1-2 pitch over the left-field wall. Follow live from Safeco here: seattletimes.com/sports/mariner…

by Matt Pentz via twitter 4/19/2015 8:21:28 PM
Really!?!? twitter.com/TheMikeSalk/st…

by Tim Booth via twitter 4/19/2015 8:21:44 PM
Nelson Cruz yard work at Safeco. 2-0 #Mariners

by Tim Booth via twitter 4/19/2015 8:23:52 PM
#BOOM

by Mariners via twitter 4/19/2015 8:23:52 PM
No doubt about Cruz's home run, he adds a solo shot to left, Mariners 2-0

by Josh Liebeskind via twitter 4/19/2015 8:24:12 PM
2-0. Nelson Cruz also goes deep, doubling the Seattle lead

by Matthew Pentz, Seattle Times 4/19/2015 8:24:34 PM
Nelson Cruz #CREAMEDIT to left. That's HR No. 7 for Boomstick and the #Mariners now lead the Rangers 2-0 in the first.

by Mariners via twitter 4/19/2015 8:24:44 PM
.@ncboomstick23 continues his HR barrage today. Now has 7 HR in last 8 games to go along with an 8-game hitting streak.

by MarinersPR via twitter retweeted by Mariners 4/19/2015 8:26:08 PM
After 1: Mariners 2, Rangers 0. Solo homers from Jackson, Cruz give Seattle early lead

by Matthew Pentz, Seattle Times 4/19/2015 8:26:45 PM
Ross Detwiler has given up four home runs in 11 innings this season

by Josh Liebeskind via twitter 4/19/2015 8:28:14 PM
Rare E5 on Kyle Seager.

by Tim Booth via twitter 4/19/2015 8:32:43 PM
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. That is NOT how this game works. atmlb.com/1OuXuYX http://pbs.twimg.com/tweet_video_thumb/CC-1RREUMAAR-PC.png

by MLB via twitter 4/19/2015 8:32:49 PM
Thank you to the men and women who serve our country. #MarinersSalute http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CC-1dJdUIAAz6Ud.jpg

by Mariners via twitter 4/19/2015 8:33:35 PM
Paxton freezes Carlos Corporan, strands a pair of runners with an onside-corner fastball that ends the second inning

by Matthew Pentz, Seattle Times 4/19/2015 8:37:10 PM
Good day for foul balls if you're sitting on the first-base side

by Matthew Pentz, Seattle Times 4/19/2015 8:39:48 PM
Nice 9-pitch at-bat from Logan Morrison capped by opposite field single.

by Tim Booth via twitter 4/19/2015 8:44:10 PM
Logan Morrison advances to second on a passed ball, but Jesus Sucre pops up. 2-0 M's after two innings

by Matthew Pentz, Seattle Times 4/19/2015 8:46:04 PM
So if the manager, pitching coach and bench coach have been ejected, who's next? #OaklandvsKansasCity

by Josh Liebeskind via twitter 4/19/2015 8:47:00 PM
That was not the most athletic moment ever from James Paxton trying to field that bunt.

by Tim Booth via twitter 4/19/2015 8:48:36 PM
Leonys Martin leads off the top of the third inning with a bunt single

by Matthew Pentz, Seattle Times 4/19/2015 8:48:45 PM
Prince Fielder just missed a potentially base-clearing double by about a foot

by Matthew Pentz, Seattle Times 4/19/2015 8:52:52 PM
VIDEO: Austin Jackson goes deep leadoff style. #CREAMEDit atmlb.com/1D2VhPa

by Mariners via twitter 4/19/2015 8:53:19 PM
2-1 as Fielder drives in Martin

by Matthew Pentz, Seattle Times 4/19/2015 8:53:24 PM
Prince Fielder RBI single through the right side to cut Mariners lead to 2-1. Rick Waits out for a chat

by Josh Liebeskind via twitter 4/19/2015 8:54:32 PM
Shin-Soo Choo ties game at 2-2 on a groundout to first and then Rosales scores Fielder with a single to give Rangers 3-2 lead

by Josh Liebeskind via twitter 4/19/2015 8:56:45 PM
3-2 Texas. Choo knocks in one run, Adam Rosales brings home another

by Matthew Pentz, Seattle Times 4/19/2015 8:56:46 PM
#Rangers up 3-2 on a death-by-1000-papercuts sort of inning for James Paxton.

by Tim Booth via twitter 4/19/2015 8:57:07 PM
Rosales' single was the second ball to leave infield this inning

by Josh Liebeskind via twitter 4/19/2015 8:57:35 PM
4-2 as Rougned Odor beats out what could have been an inning-ending double play

by Matthew Pentz, Seattle Times 4/19/2015 8:59:05 PM
And just like that, the Rangers are up 4-2!

by Texas Rangers via twitter 4/19/2015 8:59:13 PM