Mariners find double trouble

SEATTLE – Michael Young doubled twice to set a franchise record for two-base hits in a season, and drove in two runs to lead the Texas Rangers to a 6-5 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night.

Young hit his 51st double in the first inning to break Juan Gonzalez’s club record set in 1998. His more damaging hit came in the sixth, snapping a 3-3 tie with a two-out, two-run double off reliever Emiliano Fruto.

Young’s second double got starter Vicente Padilla his career-high 15th win. Padilla (15-10) pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowing four runs and seven hits in winning for the second time in six September starts.

Padilla teased and flustered some Seattle batters with off-speed floaters as slow as 61 mph, only to throw 94 mph fastballs on the next pitch. He struggled with control at times walking four, but struck out six and allowed only three hits after the first inning. He was pulled after giving up Ichiro Suzuki’s ninth triple of the season with one out in the sixth on his season-high 118th pitch.

Ichiro scored on Adrian Beltre’s sacrifice fly to make it 5-4, but the Rangers added a run in the seventh on Nelson Cruz’s fielder’s choice after Fruto (2-2) allowed a walk and hit a batter to start the inning.

Wes Littleton gave up Raul Ibanez’s 33rd homer in the ninth before C.J. Wilson got two outs for his first save of the season.

Beltre hit a two-run homer in the first, his 23rd. Richie Sexson added an RBI double in the third for the Mariners, who will finish last in the American League West for the third straight season.

“Mariners right-hander Mark Lowe, on the disabled list since Aug. 20, will have minor arthroscopic surgery on his pitching elbow.