J.P. Crawford drove a two-run home run into the right field seats off Robert Garcia in the ninth inning to give the Seattle Mariners a big 4-3 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday night.

Mariners president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto believes Seattle acquired the "best bats" available, adding power to a lineup that already ranks fifth in the majors in home runs.

The Seattle Mariners enter play on Wednesday at 57-51 and in second place in the American League West. They are four back of the Houston Astros in that race, an