Mariners lose starter Hancock to a hand injury but beat Rays 8-2 to snap a five-game losing streak

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Randy Arozarena hit a three-run homer after Seattle lost starting pitcher Emerson Hancock to a hand injury in the second inning, and the Mariners beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-2 on Sunday to snap a five-game losing streak.

Hancock took a 107.2 mph one-hopper off his pitching hand on his first pitch to Yandy Diaz but recovered to throw him out at first. The right-hander stayed in the game and retired Jonathan Aranda on a flyout on his second pitch before striking out Junior Caminero.

Hancock then left after issuing a two-out walk to Victor Mesa Jr. in the second on his 19th pitch. José A. Ferrer (2-1) needed one pitch to end the inning before striking out two in a scoreless third. Four relievers followed, with Andrés Muñoz pitching the ninth to close it out.

Seattle took a 3-0 lead against Ian Seymour (6-2) in the second on Victor Robles' bases-loaded sacrifice fly and J.P. Crawford's two-out, two-run double.

Weston Wilson hit a solo homer — his first as a Mariner and second of the season — with one out in the fourth. Seymour left with two outs and two on and Arozarena greeted Cole Sulser with his 11th homer to cap the four-run inning for a 7-0 lead.

Buddy Kennedy and Crawford had back-to-back doubles off Craig Kimbrel with one out in the ninth for the final margin.

Diaz singled leading off the eighth against Eduard Bazardo and Aranda followed with his 14th homer for the Rays' runs.

Seymour allowed six runs in 3 1/3 innings, surrendering six hits with three walks. Sulser got two outs and was charged with a run.

Tampa Bay (57-37) has the best record in the AL heading to the All-Star Game.

Seattle (48-49) lost three straight to the Marlins to start a 1-5 trip.

Evan Longoria had his No. 3 jersey retired in a pregame ceremony, one day after being inducted into the Rays' Hall of Fame.

The Rays begin a three-game road series against the Red Sox on Friday, while the Mariners host the Giants for three.

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Tampa Bay Rays' Jonathan Aranda, center, is congratulated by teammates in the dugout after hitting a two-run home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Sunday, July 12, 2026, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Seattle Mariners' Randy Arozarena hits a three-run home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Sunday, July 12, 2026, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Emerson Hancock throws to home plate during the first inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Sunday, July 12, 2026, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Ian Seymour throws to home plate during the first inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Sunday, July 12, 2026, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Heavy downpours in South Texas washed out highways and stranded motorists Tuesday as forecasters warned that a threat of more severe weather could bring dangerous flooding to already drenched counties near the border with Mexico.

Storms dumped up to a foot of rain in some rural areas of Texas, leading to dozens of high-water rescues across the region and officials shutting down portions of a busy highway for hours near Uvalde, about 80 miles (129 kilometers) west of San Antonio. A flood watch also included Kerr County, where catastrophic flooding last year along the Guadalupe River killed more than 100 people.

No deaths or injuries Tuesday were immediately reported.

The National Weather Service warned that storms overnight could dump more than a foot of additional rain to some places into Wednesday, creating potentially catastrophic impacts from flash flooding in areas west of San Antonio. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for dozens of counties.

“Intense rain rates and compounding effects from multiple rounds of storms will result in a dangerous flash flooding threat through Thursday,” the National Weather Service said.

Authorities on Tuesday posted videos of a rescue crew in a boat down flooded streets and one vehicle being swept away by fast-moving waters. Five people were rescued by members of the Texas Game Warden Search and Rescue Team and four were rescued by a local game warden, said Maggie Berger, a spokesperson for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

In Uvalde, officials said there had been at least two dozen water rescues. They opened a local event center for anyone displaced by flooding. In Sabinal, officials were also making plans for a shelter.

In this handout photo provided by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, game wardens walk through high waters from heavy rains in Uvalde County, Texas, on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (Texas Parks and Wildlife Department via AP)