Ramirez has shortest outing of `18 in rainy loss
(MLB.com Seattle Mariners)

A short start for Erasmo Ramirez turned into a rough night for the Mariners as Texas rolled to a rain-shortened victory in Friday`s series opener at Globe Life Park.The game was called after lightning and a heavy downpour opened up with two out in the top of the seventh inning. Ramirez lasted just 2 2/3 innings in his briefest outing of the season.