SEATTLE -- Texas Rangers starter Yovani Gallardo pitched six scoreless innings as the Rangers extended the misery of the Seattle Mariners with a 3-1 win at Safeco Field on Friday night.

The Mariners (3-7) have now lost four games in a row, while Gallardo (2-1) has won each of his past two starts.

Gallardo allowed six hits and two walks but got bailed out by three double plays. Designated hitter Prince Fielder's RBI double in the first inning and a solo homer by catcher Robinson Chirinos in the fifth gave Gallardo a 2-0 lead before he came out of the game two batters into the seventh.

The Mariners led off four of the first seven innings with hits but couldn't capitalize. Texas used double plays to get out of the second, third and fourth innings, then reliever Shawn Tolleson came on with two runners on and no one out in the seventh and pitched out of that jam.

After falling behind 2-0, the Mariners finally got on the board on designated hitter Seth Smith's sacrifice fly in the eighth. That came off Texas reliever Tanner Scheppers, who made his season debut after being activated from the disabled list earlier in the day. Scheppers then gave up a two-out single to Robinson Cano before Mariners right fielder Nelson Cruz, who had homered in each of the previous five games, flew out to left field to end the inning.

Texas closer Neftali Feliz retired all three batters he faced in the ninth to earn his second save of the season. Feliz got some defensive help of his own when right fielder Shin-Soo Choo reached over the wall with his glove to steal a home run from first baseman Logan Morrison for the second out of the inning.

Chirinos went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double and two runs scored. Fielder went 2-for-3 with the RBI, while first baseman Adam Rosales, a late replacement for injured Mitch Moreland, added an RBI on a single in the top of the ninth.

Seattle starter J.A. Happ was solid in a losing effort. Happ (0-1) gave up two earned runs on five hits over seven innings.

The Mariners' Cruz went 3-for-4 with three singles, ending his streak of five consecutive games with a home run.

Seattle has now failed to score more than two runs in four of its 10 games this season.

Fielder gave the Rangers a 1-0 lead with a one-out RBI double in the first inning.

Chirinos led off the fifth inning with a home run, his second of the season, to put Texas ahead 2-0.

Gallardo opened the game with five scoreless innings. The Mariners loaded the bases with one out in the third inning before Gallardo got out of that scare with an inning-ending double play.

NOTES: Texas RHP Tanner Scheppers was activated from the 15-day disabled list before Friday's game. Scheppers was placed on the DL, retroactive to March 29, because of a sprained right ankle. ... Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland was a late scratch for Friday's game because of a sore elbow. Adam Rosales replaced him. ... Mariners RF Nelson Cruz played eight seasons with the Rangers before spending 2014 with the Orioles. He hit .222 with two home runs in seven games against Texas last season. ... Seattle is 0-7 in night games. ... Before Friday's game, Texas was 0-3 with a .177 batting average against left-handed starters. Seattle started LHP J.A. Happ on Friday, but the Rangers finally got a win against a lefty.