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Rangers Fall 3-2 to Mariners; Bradford Takes Loss

Kade Anderson earned his first win of the season, pitching six innings for the Seattle Mariners. Cody Bradford took the loss as the Rangers fell 3-2 at T-Mobile Park on Wednesday.

Jules Lowery

September 10, 20262 min read

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September 9, 2026

Anderson Secures First Win

Kade Anderson picked up the win in his debut, throwing six innings for the Seattle Mariners. The rookie allowed one run on six hits while striking out five batters. Anderson’s outing was the key to the Mariners' 3-2 victory over the Texas Rangers at T-Mobile Park on Wednesday, September 9, 2026. The game drew a crowd of 21,565 fans.

Scoring Sequence

The Rangers took an early lead in the second inning when Burger homered to center field. However, Seattle responded immediately in the bottom of the second. Ward singled to center, allowing Raleigh to score and tying the game at 1-1.

The Mariners then took the lead in the fourth inning. Young doubled to right field, driving in Ward and Naylor to make the score 3-1. The Rangers managed to cut the deficit in the eighth inning when Seager homered to left field, bringing the final score to 3-2 in favor of Seattle.

Bullpen Work

The Rangers' bullpen struggled to hold the lead in the late innings. Tyler Alexander pitched two scoreless innings, allowing no hits and walking no batters while recording one strikeout. Trevor Williams pitched one inning, allowing one hit and walking one batter while striking out one.

Robby Ahlstrom also pitched one inning, allowing one hit, walking no batters, and striking out one. For Seattle, Seranthony Dominguez pitched one scoreless inning, allowing no hits and walking one batter while striking out one. Gabe Speier pitched one inning, allowing one hit and one run, with one strikeout.

Andres Munoz pitched one inning, allowing no hits, no runs, and one walk while striking out two batters.

Final Records

Cody Bradford took the loss for the Rangers. He pitched four innings, allowing four hits and three earned runs while walking two batters and striking out one. The defeat drops the Rangers to a record of 72-74.

The Mariners improved to 68-78 with the win. Anderson’s record now stands at 1-1. This was a standard Tuesday night game, with no playoff implications mentioned in the official game summary.

Sources

https://www.espn.com/mlb/game/_/gameId/401816880

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Jules Lowery

Jules Lowery covers College Station high school and area college sports.

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