Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki went hitless in four at-bats to end his 20-game hitting streak.
It was the first interleague loss in nine games for the Mariners, who were the first team ever to win eight straight interleague games to begin a season, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
Nine of the 22 runs in the Kansas City-Pittsburgh game were unearned.
The Rangers had two doubles, increasing their major league-best total to 177.![]()
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