The first quality start of the season for Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Logan Gilbert and first home run of the year for catcher Cal Raleigh weren't enough to lead the M's to victory in a 2-1 loss to the Texas Rangers on Monday at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.

The loss was the third-straight for the Mariners, who fell to 4-7 on the season.

Raleigh's home run was a 418-foot, 107.8-mph solo shot to right field that gave Seattle a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning.

"Just trying to put bat-on-ball there," Raleigh said after the game. "Trying to fight, not punch-out. ... Put a good swing on that last one." 

Seattle's lead didn't last long.

Rangers shortstop Corey Seager hit an RBI single in the bottom of the first that tied the game 1-1.

The tied held until the bottom of the sixth inning, where Texas first baseman Jake Burger hit an RBI double that resulted in the eventual win of 2-1.

Burger's knock was a hard-hit liner that was misplayed and went past the outstretched glove of M's left fielder Randy Arozarena.

Those two runs were all that was needed for Texas to get the lead.

The Mariners lineup didn't have a single at-bat with runners in scoring position and stranded three for the game.

Outside of Raleigh's hit, Seattle's only other hit was a single hit by Arozarena in the top of the seventh. Center fielder Julio Rodriguez reached first on a throwing error attributed to Rangers third baseman Josh Jung in the top of the fourth.

The Rangers' two runs were the only blemishes allowed in the first quality start of the season for Gilbert. He struck out five batters, allowed two earned runs on six hits and threw a wild pitch in six innings pitched.

"It's always nice (to go six innings)," Gilbert said in a postgame interview Monday. "Always trying to get at least six. I felt like I was in a good spot to do it. Sometimes in the sixth, things just happen. ... That's baseball."

Monday marked a continuation of a common problem for the M's this season — unable to get the timely hits and/or move runners into scoring position.

"It's such a long year," Gilbert said. "And look at the names and the talent we have. Over 162 games, things always even out to what we're capable of. There's nothing to worry about, I think. We're gonna hit our stride. We saw in the second half, the offense was probably carrying us last year at the end and in the playoffs. Feel very good about where we're at. As a team, I don't think there's any weakness."

The Mariners will look to snap their three-game skid and even the series against Texas at 5:05 p.m. PT on Tuesday in Globe Life Field.

George Kirby will start for Seattle and Nathan Eovaldi will start for the Rangers.

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