Corey Seager and Adolis Garcia both had two RBI singles in Texas' third-inning offensive uprising and Jacob deGrom earned his second straight win as the Rangers waylaid the Seattle Mariners 8-1 on Sunday afternoon in the finale of a three-game American League West series in Arlington,

Seager, who was activated off the 10-day injured list earlier in the day, was given a soft landing as the DH in his return from a hamstring injury. In time, Seager will resume his role as the everyday shortstop.

It was deGrom's second straight win after starting the year 0-1 through five starts. He tossed 59 of 89 pitches for strikes and generated 11 whiffs, including six with his fastball. His ERA dropped to 2.

The Seattle Mariners have shown they can beat teams by overpowering them on offense or with pitching and defense.

Exactly how good has the Texas Rangers’ starting rotation been through the first month-and-change of the regular season? Put it this way: Jacob deGrom‘s 2.61 ERA is the 15th best among all qualified starting pitchers leaguewide,

Rowdy Tellez's pinch-hit run-scoring single in the ninth inning was the difference as the Seattle Mariners' offense was slowed a bit but still beat the swooning Texas Rangers 2-1 on Saturday in the second of a three-game American League West series in Arlington,