Julio Rodríguez and J.P. Crawford each belted two-run homers Sunday to ensure the Mariners took home a two-game lead over the rival Rangers in the AL Wild Card race.

Julio Rodriguez homered to become the first player in major league history with 20 or more home runs and 20 or more stolen bases in each of his first four seasons, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 5-4 on Sunday.

Julio Rodriguez hit a milestone home run as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Texas Rangers 5-4 Sunday afternoon. Jorge Polanco and J.P. Crawford also went deep for the Mariners, who took three of four games in the series between the American League West rivals and improved to 10-3 against Texas this season.

Jacob deGrom gets the start for the Rangers. deGrom has been both good and healthy again in 2025. He’s already breached 100 innings for the first time since 2019, and he’s back into the top 20 starting pitchers by fWAR. The Mariners got to him in early April, but deGrom was a bit more effective in their second matchup in May.

View the play-by-play for the Texas Rangers vs. Seattle Mariners game played on August 03, 2025 including descriptions for each play in the game.

Play-by-play action for the Texas Rangers vs. Seattle Mariners MLB game from August 3, 2025 on ESPN.