Mariners starting pitcher Taijuan Walker (1-2) allowed one unearned run in seven innings on Monday to defeat the Rangers and earn his first win of 2015.
"I felt I didn’t have my best fastball today," he said, per The News Tribune. "But I think my fastball location was good. And I was getting a lot of ground balls. Keeping the ball down. The defense was working for me today."
The Rangers took advantage of a throwing error in the fourth inning to score their lone run.
Walker struck out five and walked one in the victory.
Walker's next start is scheduled for Saturday in Houston.