Cruz's single caps 2-run rally in 9th as M's top Rangers 8-7

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    Speedy Jarrod Dyson started the rally, Nelson Cruz delivered the game-winner and rookie Mitch Haniger made it possible.

    Cruz singled in the tiebreaking run to cap a two-run, ninth-inning rally, and the Seattle Mariners overcame a five-run deficit to beat the Texas Rangers 8-7 on Sunday for a three-game sweep.

    Haniger, acquired in an off-season trade with Arizona, started Seattle's comeback with a three-run homer, took a home run away with a leaping catch at the wall, and patiently walked to force in the tying run during the winning rally.

    "We're down 6-1 against Cole Hamels, we just kept grinding at-bats," said Mariners manager Scott Servais, who was ejected in the sixth inning. "The pitch count was starting to go up, Haniger gets the big home run to get us right back in the game at 6-4, and then it's anybody's ballgame after that."

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