Cal Raleigh homered again, rookie Cole Young also went deep and George Kirby pitched six strong innings as the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 6-0 on Thursday night. Raleigh hit his major league-leading 42nd home run in the fifth inning, two batters after Young hit his third, to give Seattle a 3-0 lead.

The Mariners are Seattle-bound to start off their series with the Texas Rangers, fresh off the acquisition of third baseman Eugenio Suárez, a former Mariner who’s currently ranked fifth in home runs.

Preview the Aug. 1 matchup between the Texas Rangers and Seattle Mariners with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

The one consistent source of excellent performance by this maddeningly inconsistent Twins team has been the bullpen. The linchpin and leader of that group, diminutive southpaw Danny Coulombe, is now the third member to be traded in the runup to the deadline.

The starting staff wasn't the only part of the roster the Texas Rangers aimed to improve at Thursday's trade deadline, as they added left-handed reliever Danny Coulombe from the Minnesota Twins and right-hander Phil Maton from the St.