5-5 – Burger feeds Rangers first home win with 2-1 victory over M’s
With arms still stifling, Rangers get just enough to win at The Shed
Apr 6, 2026; Arlington, Texas, USA; Texas Rangers first baseman Jake Burger (21) celebrates from second base after he hits a double and drives in the go ahead run against the Seattle Mariners during the sixth inning at Globe Life Field. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images | Jerome Miron-Imagn Images The Texas Rangers scored two runs while the Seattle Mariners scored one run. In a battle between the league’s two best starters from Stetson University who happen to also be two of the best starters in the American League, Jacob deGrom out-dueled Logan Gilbert as the Rangers finally won a home game even if they were again embroiled in low scoring affair at The Shed.
The reigning AL West champion Mariners got on the board first when 2025 AL MVP runner-up Cal Raleigh worked a 12-pitch at-bat against deGrom with pitch No. 12 parked deep into the right field seats for his first home run of the year. The solo shot gave the M’s a 1-0 lead a couple of batters into the game.
With deGrom on a shorter leash in the early going, and with Raleigh kind of stinking up the joint throughout the spring months following his 60 homer campaign last year, it was a frustrating way to start the game with Texas trailing before the had even gotten the opportunity to bat. When they did bat, however, they returned the favor to Gilbert with Wyatt Langford doubling and Corey Seager driving him in. Tied 1-1 after an inning, deGrom and Gilbert traded zeros until the bottom of the 6th when the Rangers finally broke through for a run-scoring rally.
Seager singled following two quick outs and then scampered into scoring position on a wild pitch before Jake Burger doubled over the head of Randy Arozarena to produce the go-ahead and eventual game-winning run. Of course, with the Rangers having issues figuring out the right combination for their high leverage relief so far, and in a one run game with deGrom already out, it wasn’t a foregone conclusion that Burger’s RBI would stand up. Against one of the AL’s top contenders, a relief combo of Jalen Beeks, Tyler Alexander, Cole Winn, Robert Garcia, and Jakob Junis worked together to toss four scoreless innings and the Rangers had their first home win of the year.