Once again the Mariners got cooled down by the red hot Texas Rangers. Yovani Gallardo won his fourth straight start and the Rangers held off the Seattle 11-7.
Seattle wasted a golden opportunity to leapfrog in to the second wild card playoff slot as the Minnesota Twins were beaten earlier in the day by the Toronto Blue Jays. The Mariners remain a half game back of Minnesota and four behind the Yankees in the wild card standings.
Yovani Gallardo pitched into the seventh inning allowing only one run and Taylor Motter along with Nelson Cruz combined for nine RBI as the Seattle Mariners creamed the Oakland A's today 11-1.