Tejeda is 2-0 against the Devil Rays this season. He also beat Tampa Bay in his Texas' debut on May 2. Akinori Otsuka pitched the ninth and got his 27th save for the Rangers, who are seven games behind AL West-leading Oakland. Texas hosts the Athletics in a three-game series which began last night.
Tim Corcoran (4-6) allowed four runs and five hits in six innings. He is 0-6 over his last eight starts.
Mariners 4, Yankees 2
At Seattle, Jarrod Washburn continued to tame New York as he had a season-high nine strikeouts in Seattle's victory.
Seattle rebounded from a franchise-worst 0-11 road trip that ended on Sunday for its first home series win over New York since April 7-9, 2000.
The Yankees lost for the second time on their eight-game road trip, despite Randy Johnson's second complete game of the season and 98th of his career. Johnson (14-10) allowed four runs and seven hits.
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