Cal Raleigh homered again, rookie Cole Young also went deep and George Kirby pitched six strong innings as the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 6-0 on Thursday night. Raleigh hit his major league-leading 42nd home run in the fifth inning, two batters after Young hit his third, to give Seattle a 3-0 lead.

The re-tooled Mariners lineup dominated against their American League West rivals to take sole possession of the final Wild Card spot.

Preview the Aug. 1 matchup between the Texas Rangers and Seattle Mariners with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

The Texas Rangers and the Seattle Mariners are set to begin a pivotal four-game series during Friday's MLB schedule. Texas defeated the Los Angeles Angels 6-3 in their last game, snapping a two-game skid.

T he Mariners opened this four-game series with a dominant 6-0 win Thursday night behind six scoreless innings from George Kirby and home runs from Cal Raleigh and rookie Cole Young. Texas remains one game behind the Mariners’ second-place standing in the division after suffering its third consecutive loss and falling to an abysmal 22-33 on the road.