Rougned Odor spoke positive words of encouragement to his team Tuesday afternoon, then backed it up with two home runs in a 7-2 win over the Seattle Mariners.
Sampson allowed one earned run over 5 1/3 innings after taking over in the second inning Wednesday, getting his second big league victory in a 2-1 win over the Mariners.
Gutty pitching performances for the Rangers in their 5-3 win over Seattle. Lance Lynn allowed two runs over seven innings and Shawn Kelley earned the save.