SEATTLE (AP) - Derek Holland was perfect through five innings and finished with a five-hitter as the Texas Rangers rolled 5-0 over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night for their season-high eighth straight victory.

It was Holland's fourth career complete game - all shutouts - his third this season and second straight. He went the route in his previous outing July 7 against Oakland, a 6-0 decision.

Holland (8-4), who matched his career high for wins, retired the first 15 batters until walking Franklin Gutierrez on a 3-2 pitch to open the sixth. He then lost his no-hitter when the next batter, Chone Figgins slashed a single to right.

Mike Napoli, Josh Hamilton and Nelson Cruz each homered for Texas.

Jason Vargas (6-7) went six innings for Seattle, allowing five runs, a season-high 12 hits.

Holland threw just 54 pitches in the first five innings and the closest the Mariners came to a hit was Ichiro Suzuki's slow-hit bouncer to second baseman Ian Kinsler in the fourth. Kinsler raced to his left and had time only to slap the ball with his glove to first baseman Mike Napoli to beat Suzuki by a half step.

Miguel Olivo had two of the Mariners' four hits.

The Mariners have lost five straight to fall 8½ games behind the AL West-leading Rangers.

Hamilton got it started in the first, hitting a 2-2 pitch into the right-field seats for his 12th home run. Since May 23 when he came off the disabled list, Hamilton has a major league-leading 43 RBI.

Texas Seattle

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Kinsler 2b 5 0 1 0 ISuzuki rf 4 0 0 0

Andrus ss 4 1 2 1 Ryan ss 4 0 0 0

JHmltn lf 5 1 1 1 Ackley 2b 4 0 0 0

ABeltre 3b 4 0 0 0 Olivo c 4 0 2 0

MiYong dh 4 0 2 1 Smoak dh 4 0 1 0

N.Cruz rf 3 1 1 1 AKndy 1b 4 0 1 0

Torreal c 4 0 1 0 FGtrrz cf 2 0 0 0

Napoli 1b 4 1 3 1 Figgins 3b 3 0 1 0

Gentry cf 3 1 1 0 Halmn lf 3 0 0 0

EnCh ph-cf 1 0 0 0

Totals 37 5 12 5 Totals 32 0 5 0

Texas 111 002 000-5

Seattle 000 000 000-0

DP_Seattle 1. LOB_Texas 7, Seattle 6. 2B_Kinsler (22), Mi.Young (26), Torrealba (16). HR_J.Hamilton (12), N.Cruz (21), Napoli (13). SB_Napoli (2), Gentry (11). CS_Andrus (4).

IP H R ER BB SO

Texas

D.Holland W,8-4 9 5 0 0 1 8

Seattle

Vargas L,6-7 6 12 5 5 1 3

Gray 2 0 0 0 0 2

Ray 1 0 0 0 1 1

Umpires_Home, Fieldin Culbreth; First, Bill Miller; Second, Gary Cederstrom; Third, Adrian Johnson.

T_2:21. A_25,997 (47,878).