(Best E Casino) - Five days after their bench-clearing brawl in Seattle, two of the major figures in the fracas square off this evening when the Mariners and Texas Rangers play the second test of their three-game series at Rangers Ballpark.

Texas' Kason Gabbard, who is 1-0 with a 1.85 earned run average on the season, threw high to Mariners first baseman Richie Sexson, who promptly charged the mound and threw his helmet at the left-hander. Gabbard did not give up a run in his 3 2/3 innings of work, but had to leave the game shortly after the incident with a leg injury.

Replays showed that Sexson, who was suspended for five games for his actions, seemed to overreact after two Texas players were hit by Seattle starter Felix Hernandez.

Hernandez had to be restrained during the incident, but was not ejected. He was charged with the loss that night, as he allowed four runs and six hits in five innings of the 5-0 setback. He is 2-3 on the year with a 3.42 ERA.

The 22-year-old right-hander has faced the Rangers 12 times in his career and is 4-5 against them with a 4.32 ERA.

Gabbard, meanwhile, is 0-1 lifetime against the M's with a 4.05 ERA in four games, three of which have been starts.

In the opener of this set on Monday, Ramon Vazquez's solo home run in the 10th inning lifted Texas to a 13-12 win. The Rangers blew a four-run lead in the ninth, but came back to post their sixth win in seven contests.

With one out in the 10th, Vazquez jumped on Brandon Morrow's 1-0 fastball for his second home run of the season, a shot to right field. Morrow (0-1) threw the final 1 1/3 innings to get the loss.

Vicente Padilla, who had allowed just one earned run over his last three starts, gave up six runs -- three earned -- on seven hits in five-plus innings for Texas. C.J. Wilson allowed four runs on four hits in the ninth. Doug Mathis (1-0), brought up from Triple-A Oklahoma to replace starter Kevin Millwood, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Sunday, tossed a scoreless inning to pick up the win in his major league debut.

Josh Hamilton went 2-for-4 with four RBI for the Rangers, and Ian Kinsler was 3-for-5 and scored twice. Michael Young knocked in a pair runs. Gerald Laird and Chris Shelton each had two hits, with Laird scoring three times.

Kenji Johjima's three-run homer in the ninth forced extra innings for the Mariners, who have dropped 11 of their last 13 games. Raul Ibanez and Wladimir Balentien also homered, while Jose Lopez finished 3-for-5 and scored two runs.

Texas has won five of its eight meetings with the Mariners this year, but lost six of nine at home to them last season.