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ARLINGTON, Texas -- Kendrys Morales busted out of his power drought in a big way. Morales homered twice and tied a career high with six RBIs to lead the Seattle Mariners past the Texas Rangers 9-2 on Tuesday night. The switch-hitting Morales, who has been hampered by a sore back, hit .235 with one home run in 25 June games before jumping on the Rangers for the 10th multihomer game of his career. "He lost his stroke there a little bit," Mariners manager Eric Wedge said. "I think its because he has been trying to do too much. But hes a good hitter who can do a lot of damage." Morales had a solo home run in the first and a three-run shot in the fifth off rookie Justin Grimm. Seattles designated hitter added a two-run single in the sixth to help the Mariners win for the first time at Texas this season. "I worked in the cage the last three or four days to make adjustments to feel more comfortable," Morales said through a translator. "I want to take an aggressive approach every time. Thats what it takes to be a winner." Joe Saunders (6-8) won for the first time in eight regular-season starts at Rangers Ballpark. The left-hander allowed two runs -- one earned -- and struck out five in 6 2-3 innings. Raul Ibanez, who hit 10 homers in June, had a solo shot for his 20th of the season as the Mariners opened a six-game road trip. The Mariners had 13 hits and scored their most runs since beating San Diego 9-0 on May 27. "I think the whole team swung the bats well," Ibanez said. "Even the outs that were made were good swings. It was a good collective effort." Grimm (7-6) gave up six runs and seven hits in four innings. He was chased in favour of Ross Wolf after Morales hit his second homer. The 24-year-old Grimm gave up a career-high three home runs and has a 9.31 ERA over his last six starts. "When talking about youth on the mound, youre going to get inconsistency," Texas manager Ron Washington said. "We have to get past the inconsistency." Grimm retired the first two batters of the game before Ibanez lined a 2-1 pitch over the fence in the right. Three pitches later, Morales followed with a solo drive to make it 2-0. "Their big bats in the order didnt miss," Washington said. Texas Leonys Martin dropped down a bunt single leading off the third to extend his hitting streak to 15 games, the longest active run in the majors. Martin scored two batters later on Elvis Andrus single. After Dustin Ackley had a run-scoring double in the fourth to push the lead to 3-1, the Mariners scored three runs in the fifth. Nick Franklin led off with a single and Ibanez reached on Ian Kinslers error at second base to set the stage for Morales. He hit the first pitch from Grimm into the seats in right, extending Seattles lead to 6-1. It was Morales first multihomer game since last Aug. 8 against Oakland. Morales, who went 3 for 5, capped his big game with a two-run single in the sixth to make it 8-1. It was the fourth time he had six RBIs in a game. He last drove in six on July 30, 2012, against Texas. Saunders, who won the 2012 AL wild-card game at Rangers Ballpark with Baltimore, came in 0-7 with a 9.91 ERA in the regular season at Texas. The left-hander was coming off his shortest start of the season when he allowed six runs in 1 2-3 innings June 25 against Pittsburgh. "This place has torn me up a few times," Saunders said. "Everybody knows they can hit the ball. I wanted to work down in the zone and try to get ahead, something I havent been doing, and throw strikes." Saunders got double-play grounders to end the fifth and sixth. After he recorded the first two outs of the seventh, Andrus and Nelson Cruz had consecutive singles to chase Saunders. NOTES: Texas RHP Colby Lewis (elbow) threw 37 pitches in the bullpen and is expected to have another bullpen session Thursday. ... Rangers opening-day starter Matt Harrison, out since April while recovering from back surgery, threw from 120 feet. ... Ackley was back in the starting lineup after missing Sundays game with a sprained left thumb. ... Texas DH Lance Berkman (sore right knee) missed his fourth straight game. Berkman said he hopes to return to the lineup Wednesday night. ... Rangers radio announcer Eric Nadel missed most of the game because of laryngitis. Texas lead radio voice called the first inning before leaving. ... The Rangers outscored the Mariners 23-3 in a three-game sweep April 19-21.Larry Johnson Youth Jersey .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. Christian Okoye Womens Jersey . -- Three close looks at the bucket, three misses. http://www.thechiefsshoponline.com/Youth-Harrison-Butker-Chiefs-Jersey/ . -- Sergey Tolchinksy scored his second goal of the game 3:56 into overtime as the Sault Ste. Patrick Mahomes Chiefs Jersey . Haas said he "felt a lot of pain" in his right shoulder when he slammed his racket to the ground in frustration after losing his serve at 3-3 in the first set. Larry Johnson Chiefs Jersey . Then the Pacers gave Oladipo and his Orlando teammates the cold shoulder. Paul Georges buzzer-beating 3-pointer at the end of the third quarter spurred a 21-4 run, finally sending Indiana past the Magic 97-87 in a tougher-than-expected opening night matchup.When point guard Kiana Williams sets up a teammate for an open shot, she has a habit of yelling -- really yelling -- an emphatic two-word phrase.Yes, maam!What happens next is almost always a bucket.When she yells, Yes, maam, it makes you feel good, teammate DaNasia Hood said. It gives you confidence.Williams, who plays for Wagner (San Antonio), has given her teammates and coaches full confidence for years. She averaged 17 points, five rebounds, four assists and 2.5 steals last season, earning first-team Class 6A all-state honors.Shes also the No. 8 player in the espnW HoopGurlz Top 100 for the 2017 class. This weekend, the 5-foot-7 Williams will make an official visit to Stanford, and she could make a decision on college by Sunday. Shes also considering Oregon State, Baylor and Texas Tech.Williams, 17, certainly has the credentials for college -- she owns a 4.0 GPA and ranks 14th in her senior class. She enjoys math and English and is interested in a career as a sports commentator.If somebody makes a higher grade than me, I want to do even more, said Williams, whose goal is to be ranked in the top 10 by the end of the school year. Im very competitive.Catching onWilliams, the daughter of LaChelle and Michael Williams, learned how to compete from watching her family. Michael played linebacker at Texas Southern University. And Kianas oldest brother, 30-year-old Chancy Campbell, was a running back at Abilene Christian University.When Kiana was in third grade, she asked her father to teach her basketball. Michael, who admits he is old school, told his daughter that girls dont play basketball. Kiana insisted, and her reluctant father went with her to their front yard and winged a pass her way. It hit her in the head.I threw it pretty hard, said Michael, who was about 10 yards away. It hit her in the face, and she went back inside to her mother, crying.Kiana said the ball hit her above her right eye, causing some redness.Undeterred, Kiana regrouped and dragged her father back outside. Same thing ... Dad took aim, and the ball hit her in the head again.Kiana finally caught the ball on the third try. At that point, her father decided she was ready for the next step.That phase of Kianas basketball education, while not as painful, was unexpected as well. Rather than go to a park to shoot, Michael spent an entire month with Kiana in the driveway of their house, practicing dribbling.Only when she had sufficiently mastered that skill did she start learning how to shoot.Those were teachable moments, Kiana said. Ive grown so much from those experiences. It taught me mental and physical toughness.Williams said the ball-handling drills she did with her father have stuck with her long-term.You cant create your own shot if you cant dribble, she said. Its a process, and I needed to stay patient and develop my skills.By the time Williams was in fourth grade, she had a hoop in her driveway, and her father had started an AAU basketball team called SA Hoopers. All the girls on the team were in sixth grade except for Williams. Two years later, Williams was playing -- and starring -- against girls who were five grades ahead of her.ddddddddddddMichael, who had once thought that basketball wasnt for girls, now knows he was wrong.Shes the best athlete in the family, he said, hands down.The next stepIn the Williams household, there is a definite pecking order: God first, then school and then basketball. Even so, Williams often wakes up at 5 a.m. to put up shots at her high school gym.Koty Cowgill, her AAU coach with SA Finest, has known Williams since she was in seventh grade, and he has always been impressed. Back then, he was an assistant coach at the University of Texas-San Antonio, and he was well aware that Williams was a high end point guard.You could see the development -- you could see it coming, Cowgill said. You could see she had the tools to become what she is today -- a player with great speed who is versatile and under control. She defends end to end and makes the game easier for her teammates. She would fit in any system.To get even better, Cowgill said, Williams needs to get stronger, continue to work on her 3-point shot and fine-tune her education as a point guard.Its just having that masters degree in point guard play, Cowgill said. That is on the near horizon for her because she is really bright, and people gravitate toward her. Nobody will ever question her integrity or her heart.Williams, who is a fan of the Fast and the Furious film series, has a need for speed on the court, and it looks like she will be able to run full throttle this season. Theres a new coach at Wagner, Jeff Ogden. He was a boys head coach at San Antonio Edison, but he jumped at the chance to coach Wagners girls.I coach basketball, Ogden said. It doesnt matter to me, boys or girls. The opportunity was there, and I went for it because Wagner is a great program.It didnt hurt, however, knowing that Williams was in place. Ogden has known Kiana and her family for several years, coaching as a fellow assistant at a previous stop alongside Chancy. Williams was in seventh grade at the time, and she used to come visit her brother at the Sam Houston High gym.Kiana would come to shootarounds, Ogden said, and I could tell she had a lot of talent.On the first day after Ogden was hired at Wagner, he met with Williams and did something he said was completely spontaneous.I pulled some keys out of my pocket and I handed them to her, Ogden said. I told her, You are driving us this season. Im just the GPS. Sure enough, Williams comes by Ogdens class almost every day. Sometimes they talk about basketball, and other times they talk about life. Williams has taken ownership of the team. Sometimes she will grab a post player in practice and work with her for 30 minutes; sometimes she will stop a drill and have her teammates run it again if it has not been executed properly.She gets the whole team right, Hood said. If we do something wrong, she will tell us in a respectful way.And if they do something right?Yes, maam! ' ' '