Originally published May 13, 2008 at 12:00 AM | Page modified May 14, 2008 at 12:32 AM
Errors doom Mariners in 5-2 loss to Rangers
Ramon Vazquez drove in the go-ahead run with a sixth-inning sacrifice fly and the surging Texas Rangers beat Seattle 5-2 tonight.
The Associated Press
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Ramon Vazquez hurt the Seattle Mariners for the second straight night.
Vazquez drove in the go-ahead run with a sixth-inning sacrifice fly and the surging Texas Rangers beat Seattle 5-2 on Tuesday night.
Vazquez went deep in the 10th inning Monday night to give the Rangers a 13-12 victory over the Mariners in the opener of the three-game series. He finished with two RBIs in the second game as Texas won for the 12th time in 14 games.
Gerald Laird hit a leadoff single against Seattle starter Felix Hernandez in the sixth, and took second when left fielder Raul Ibanez bobbled the ball for an error.
Laird, who went 2-for-3 and reached base four times, advanced to third on Chris Shelton's sacrifice and scored on Vazquez's flyball to put Texas in front 3-2.
Vazquez added an RBI single in the eighth and Ian Kinsler followed with a sacrifice fly to make it 5-2.
Josh Rupe (2-1) allowed one hit in 1 2-3 scoreless innings and Eddie Guardado pitched the ninth for his first save since Aug. 12, 2006, for the Cincinnati Reds.
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