Julio Rodriguez went 3-for-5 with two home runs and five RBIs and Josh Rojas also homered and had two RBIs to lead the Seattle Mariners to a 8-2 victory over the Texas Rangers in the opener of a three-game series on Friday night in Arlington, Tex.

It was the fourth multi-home run game of Rodriguez's career while the five RBIs tied a career-high. Victor Robles also had two hits, a stolen base and an RBI for Seattle (79-75). George Kirby (13-11) improved to 7-0 in nine career starts against Texas allowing two runs on five hits over six innings while striking out four.

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