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ARLINGTON, Texas -- Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon thinks Kendrys Morales brings a certain presence to the lineup, even if he hasnt hit many home runs this season. Zapatillas Baratas Imitacion . Morales launched two of Seattles four homers in a 7-5 win over Texas on Friday night, handing the Rangers their seventh straight loss only hours after manager Ron Washington resigned unexpectedly. "A lot of times its not all black and white when it comes to what a guy does in a lineup, and he stretches out our lineup quite a bit," McClendon said of Morales, who came in hitting .224 with four homers. "He brings respectability to our lineup. Tonight was a big night for him." The Mariners, who are in a tight race with Oakland and Detroit atop the AL wild-card standings, won their fourth straight after losing five of their previous seven games. Interim Texas manager Tim Bogar took the familiar seat along the railing of the home dugout long occupied by Washington, who said in a statement that he was stepping down to devote all his time to an "off-the-field personal matter." The Rangers wouldnt elaborate. Washington walked away before the end of his eighth season a day after the Rangers became the first team in the majors mathematically eliminated from the playoffs. Only three years ago, Washington took Texas to consecutive World Series. It was the debut as a big league manager for Bogar, who was in his first season as Washingtons bench coach. He was a minor league manager for five seasons. "I dont think fans here in this area have seen anybody in that seat for eight years," Bogar said. "And Ive got to do it after an icon, so its a little bittersweet." Morales went deep to right field against Scott Baker (3-4) to put the Mariners ahead 2-0 in the second inning. His sixth homer of the season was another two-run shot in the sixth. "I havent gotten there as fast as I would have liked, but hopefully today is the start of something better," Morales said through a translator. Mike Zunino became the first Seattle catcher with 20 homers, breaking Miguel Olivos club record of 19 set in 2011. Brad Miller hit his 10th. Hisashi Iwakuma (14-6) matched Felix Hernandez for the team lead in wins. Iwakuma won his fifth decision in a row, allowing three runs with five strikeouts in 5 1-3 innings. Fernando Rodney gave up a run in the ninth but finished for his 42nd save in 45 chances. The Rangers loaded the bases with nobody out in the fifth against the Japanese right-hander, who got Elvis Andrus on a double-play grounder that scored a run and escaped the inning with another groundout to second from Tomas Telis. HEADS UP Iwakuma ended up catching a line drive from Ryan Rua in a purely defensive move with the ball headed for his face in the second inning. Iwakuma turned his head just as the ball reached his glove, with a wide-eyed look of relief. The scare came a batter after Adrian Beltre hit a sharp one-hopper that glanced off Iwakumas glove to second baseman Robinson Cano, who threw out Beltre at first. "Just reaction," Iwakuma said. "I didnt even know the ball was in the glove." TRAINERS ROOM Mariners: RF Endy Chavez left in the fifth inning after getting cut above his left eye sliding headfirst into second base on a successful steal. His helmet appeared to cause the cut when it came off just as his head collided with the left knee of Texas SS Luis Sardinas. Chavez, who got three stitches, was not diagnosed with a concussion and was expected to be available Saturday. Rangers: RF Alex Rios has an infection associated with the bruise on his right thumb and will be out at least a week. ... There was no update from team doctors on the latest exam of Yu Darvishs right elbow. UP NEXT Mariners RHP Chris Young, a Dallas native who had his major league debut with the Rangers nine years ago, makes his second start of the season in Texas home park. Hes coming off the shortest start of his career after allowing five runs in two-thirds of an inning in a 6-1 loss to Oakland. Rangers RHP Nick Martinez faces Seattle for the second time in three starts. He gave up five runs with four walks and no strikeouts in five innings of a 5-0 loss on Aug. 26. Zapatillas Yeezy España . The 7-foot-1 Hawes, who is in the final year of his contract, is averaging 13 points and 8.5 rebounds, both career highs, and shoots 40 per cent from 3-point range. The 25-year-old Hawes is in his seventh NBA season. Zapatillas Baratas Outlet . In their first meeting for six years, the Frenchmen dropped serve twice in the first set, but Giquel broke Simon two more times in the second. Gicquel moves on to face sixth-seeded Jarkko Nieminen of Finland, who advanced with a 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) win against wild card Pierre-Hugues Herbert, despite the Frenchmans 23 aces. https://www.zapatillasbaratasspain.es/zapatillas-yeezy-baratas-spain-d1188.html . He did one better Sunday by holing out a pitching wedge from 142 yards for eagle, capping a remarkable 28 on the back nine to win The Championship at Laguna National. NEW YORK -- The disappointing Brooklyn Nets shook up their coaching staff Tuesday, reassigning top assistant Lawrence Frank to a non-bench role. Head coach Jason Kidd said Frank will not be at practices or games, and that he will be writing daily reports. He said the two had "different philosophies." "This is a decision that I had to make and I made it and we move on," Kidd said. Kidd played for Frank with the Nets and hired him when he became a first-time coach in June. Frank had spent the two previous seasons as coach of the Detroit Pistons, and earned a league-high 21.4 per cent of the vote as best assistant by executives who voted in the preseason NBA.com GM survey. Frank is the Nets career leader in NBA wins with 225. He was expected to work mostly with the defence, but the Nets are near the bottom of tthe league in that category, allowing 102. Zapatillas Nike Baratas España. 4 points per game. Kidd denied that the defensive struggles were behind his decision. "Different philosophies and thats it," he said. "Well figure out how to stop people." Kidd said the rest of his staff would remain as is and there would be no new coaching hires. The Nets brought a 5-12 record into their game Tuesday against Denver, which is coached by Brian Shaw -- the other finalist for the Nets job that went to Kidd. Shaw, a longtime successful assistant before finally getting his first head coaching opportunity this season, interviewed just after Kidd and said he thought he had a "pretty good chance" to be the Nets choice. "I think everything happens for a reason. Im happy in the situation that Im in," Shaw said. ' ' '