Mariners win 14th consecutive game in victory over Rangers powered by Julio Rodríguez's big hit
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Julio Rodríguez and Ty France are headed to the All-Star Game, so they won't be among the Seattle Mariners getting the break their manager says they need.
Yeah, Scott Servais knows that time off thing sounds a little funny.
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The Seattle Mariners dance in a circle after the final out of the baseball game against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, July 17, 2022. The Mariners won 6-2. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
"It’s hard to say you need a break when you win 14 games in a row," the Seattle skipper said after a 6-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Sunday.
Sure is.
Rodríguez hit a two-run double and France homered after joining the rookie sensation on the AL team as the Mariners moved closer to the team record of 15 consecutive wins. That streak came during their most recent playoff season in 2001, when they went 116-46.
The 14-game winning streak is the longest going into an All-Star break in major league history.
"That’s a tough one," France said. "I think it’ll be good for us to kind of let our bodies recover. There’s a lot of guys in that locker room, they play every day, they’re playing hurt, they’re playing banged up. These next couple of days will be good for them and hopefully we can just keep that rolling."
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Cal Raleigh's two-run homer put the Mariners ahead for good in the fourth inning as they matched reigning World Series champion Atlanta's June streak for the longest this season. St. Louis had a 17-game winning string last year.
Rodríguez, who wasn't even six months old the last time the Mariners were on a streak this long 21 years ago,