The Detroit Tigers got off to an early start hitting two solo
home runs in the second and third innings to take the lead 2-0; however those
were the only runs they scored the whole game. Starter Yusei Kikuchi settled
down going six and two-thirds innings walking no batters and striking out four
while giving up seven hits.
The Mariners were able
to tie the game at 2-2 in the seventh inning when Dan Vogelbach hit a double
followed by Tom Murphy’s two-run homer. Murphy had a double earlier; however,
he wasn’t able to be driven home.
The excitement happened in the ninth inning. First, in the top
of the inning, JP Crawford made one of the most outstanding stops having to dive
for a ball between him and Seager. He threw from his knees to get the batter.
In the bottom of the 9th inning Kyle Seager
walked, Austin Nola had a sacrifice bunt moving Seager to second base. Omar
Narvaez pinch hit for Negron, however, the Tigers intentionally walked him. Both
Seager and Narvaez moved on to third and second because of a wild pitch.
Manager Scott Servais decided to use Ryan Court as a pinch hitter for Dylan
Moore. Court hit a hard one on the very first pitch but was caught by the
outfielder to make it two outs.
If you wonder who Ryan Court is. He was brought up from
Tacoma earlier in the day when Tim Lopes went on the seven-day concussion list.
Lopes had made his major league debut on Thursday when he got hit in the head
in one of his at-bats.
Mallex Smith came up with two outs and lined a single to
right field to score Seager and win the game. Now the Mariners have won three
games in a row including the first two in the series against the Tigers.
The Mariners have a Saturday afternoon game before finishing
off with the Tigers on Sunday afternoon. Marco Gonzales who has been pitching
well since having a bad May goes to the mound for the Mariners on Saturday. He
will be going for his 12th win on the season. The Mariners haven't announced
yet who will pitch on Sunday. They likely will go with an opener before Tommy
Milone takes the mound in the second or third inning.
The Mariners will have Monday off before playing Texas
Rangers on Tuesday in Arlington. They will play the Houston Astros next
weekend.
In other local sports news; the Seahawks started training
camp on Thursday and on Friday Bobby Wagner who didn’t participate in any
action signed a three-year extension to stay with the team. Very good news all
the way around; he is the captain of the defense. The Seahawks have their first
exhibition game on Thursday, August 8 in Seattle.
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