Rangers fall to Mariners 6-4 in a 12-inning thriller on June 29, 2025. Despite Corey Seager's heroics, Mitch Garver's walk-off homer sealed the loss.
StatPro MLB Beat Reporter
If you're feeling a bit of baseball whiplash, you're not alone. The Texas Rangers just wrapped up one of the most draining, dramatic, and downright bizarre series of the season, a three-game set against the Seattle Mariners where every single contest spilled into extra innings. Sunday's finale was the gut-punch, a 12-inning, 6-4 loss that saw heroes rise and ultimately fall, leaving the team and its fans gasping for air as they head back to Arlington.
Four of the Rangers' last five games have gone to extra innings, and the team has played a league-high five extra-inning games since June 14.
The series finale against the Mariners was a roller-coaster of emotion. Just when it seemed lost, Corey Seager electrified the team with a game-tying, two-run homer in the 10th inning, his 10th of the season. Rookie Alejandro Osuna followed with a defensive gem, gunning down Cal Raleigh at the plate to keep the game alive. But the magic ran out in the 12th when former Ranger Mitch Garver delivered the decisive blow, a two-run homer off Cole Winn (0-1), saddling the Rangers with a tough series loss.
While the 41-43 record and the sting of the Seattle series might feel like a step back, let's not lose sight of the progress. The Rangers just closed the book on June with a 13-11 record, their best month of the 2025 season. They've weathered a storm of extra-inning battles, maintained a positive run differential (+18), and are showing the fight needed to stay in the thick of the AL West race despite a tough 9-13 record against divisional foes. This grit will be crucial moving forward.
There's no time to dwell on the past as a new challenge arrives tonight. The Rangers open a three-game homestand against the Baltimore Orioles. Lefty Patrick Corbin (4-7, 4.24 ERA) gets the ball for Texas, looking to set a positive tone against Baltimore's T. Rogers (1-0, 1.62 ERA). The offense, led by Josh Smith's team-high .278 average, Wyatt Langford's 13 homers, and Adolis García's 42 RBIs, will need to shake off the travel fatigue and come out swinging at Globe Life Field.
The last week has been a testament to this team's resilience, even in defeat. The marathon in Seattle is over. Now, a new month and a crucial homestand begin. It's a chance to build on the foundation of a winning June and prove that all this extra-inning experience has forged a tougher, more determined ballclub for the second-half push.
