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Seager hits solo HR in 8th, Mariners rally past Rangers

Seattle Mariners' Kyle Seager, right, and Texas Rangers catcher Jonathan Lucroy watch the path of Seager's solo home run in the eighth inning of a baseball game Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Seattle. Photo: Associated Press/(AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

ADAM LEWIS, Associated Press

SEATTLE (AP) — Kyle Seager hit a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning and the Seattle Mariners rallied late to beat the Texas Rangers 4-3 Sunday.
Down 3-0, the Mariners scored three times in the seventh. Seager connected with one out in the eighth off Sam Dyson (0-4) for his second homer of the season.
Marc Rzepczynski (1-0) got one out for the win. Edwin Diaz worked a perfect ninth for his sixth save.
Texas starter Andrew Cashner was pulled after issuing a leadoff walk to Seager in the seventh. Reliever Jose Leclerc got two outs but issued three walks, including a bases-loaded pass to Jean Segura.
Pinch hitter Danny Valencia followed by driving in two runs with a bloop single off Alex Claudio that made it 3-all.

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