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 m.p.h, only to throw 94 m.p.h 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.

Suzuki 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, the 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 AL West for the third straight season.

Ryan Feierabend pitched well in his second major league start for the Mariners, throwing five innings and allowing two runs.

Cruz had a two-out RBI-single in the fourth, after Ian Kinsler had advanced to second on a balk by Feierabend. Carlos Lee also had a two-out RBI-single in the fifth.

Fruto pitched one inning, allowing four runs and three hits and walking two.

Notes: Texas won its 41st road game, just the fifth team in franchise history to have a winning road record. ... Padilla won 14 games in 2002 and 2003 with Philadelphia. ... Ibanez extended his hitting streak to 12 games.

© The Canadian Press, 2007