Rangers notch up 10 again

TEXAS 10 SEATTLE 4

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers’ biggest scoring surge of the season has the two-time AL West champions back over .500 for the first time since May 24.

Mike Napoli hit two home runs, connecting along with Rougned Odor and Shin-Soo Choo in the sixth inning to power the Rangers past the Seattle Mariners 10-4 on Saturday.

Following Friday night’s 10-4 win in the series opener, the Rangers have their first back-to-back double-digit scoring games of the season.

Napoli’s two-run drive capped a five-run first that sent the Rangers (34-33) to their seventh win in eight games, and they added five in the sixth. Seattle lost its third in a row. “To tack on runs was huge for us today up and down the lineup,” Texas manager Jeff Banister said.

Martin Perez (3-6) won for the first time since May 18. He left with a 5-4 lead with one out in the sixth after giving up a 463-foot, three-run homer to straightaway centre by Mike Zunino. Yovani Gallardo (3-7) retired the first two batters in the opening inning before giving up five straight hits.