McCarthy, Hamilton lead Rangers past Mariners

McCarthy, Hamilton lead Rangers past Mariners

Seattle Mariners' Raul Ibanez advances to first base after a dropped third strike, as Texas Rangers first baseman Hank Blalock awaits the throw in the sixth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008, in Arlington, Texas.

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Story Published: Sep 2, 2008 at 7:51 PM PDT

Story Updated: Nov 21, 2008 at 1:36 AM PDT

By Associated Press

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Brandon McCarthy pitched six strong innings for his first win in more than 13 months, Josh Hamilton drove in three runs and the Texas Rangers beat the Seattle Mariners 6-4 on Tuesday night.

McCarthy (1-0) allowed two runs and four hits in his third start of the season. He struck out four without a walk in a 104-pitch outing.

McCarthy, whose last victory was on July 31, 2007, at Cleveland, went on the 60-day disabled list on March 30 with right forearm inflammation after pitching an inning in a spring training game. He didn't begin throwing in the bullpen until June 21.

Frank Francisco struck out the side in the ninth for his third save in nine chances. Texas had lost 10 of its previous 12 at home and four of five overall.

Hamilton, who increased his major league-leading RBI total to 121, Milton Bradley and Gerald Laird all had three hits for Texas, while Hank Blalock had two RBIs to help the Rangers end the Mariners' season-best four-game winning streak.

Yuniesky Betancourt homered for the Mariners.

Seattle starter Ryan Feierabend (0-2) gave up five runs and 11 hits over 5 2-3 innings.

Texas grabbed the lead in the first on Hamilton's two-run single after Seattle got a run in the top of the inning on Raul Ibanez's sacrifice fly.

The Rangers went in front 3-1 in the second when Nelson Cruz tripled and scored on Laird's single. Blalock's third-inning RBI double gave Texas a 4-1 lead.

McCarthy retired 10 straight hitters until Betancourt's two-out homer in the fifth pulled Seattle within 4-2.

Blalock's RBI single in the sixth made it 5-2.

Seattle rallied with a two-run eighth on Ibanez's run-scoring single and Jose Lopez's RBI double to get within 6-4.

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