The Mariners have now won SIX series in-a-row ~ most since 2001. A reason to be encouraged, if not outright optimistic.
A little bit of everything in this one, including runs scored by means other than walks, infield singles and ground ball outs...
TWO, count 'em TWO, 2-run triples! One from a struggling vet (Ichiro) and one from a call-up just off the DL (Halman).
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And, speaking of Halman ~ way to go, Greg! 3 for 4 with 2RBI in his first game this season!
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And then, we finally got to see a successful squeeze play (needed that to erase the whole Eric Byrnes deal from the memory), way to go, Ryan!
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Adam comes through (as he has SO many times) with an RBI single to tie the game in the 8th
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And, what else is new? Miggy a 3-run home run to break the tie (and then some!)
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It was quite a see-saw battle...
The Rays struck first taking the 1-0 lead in the 2nd inning and they added two more in the 3rd, but the M's came back with 3-runs in the bottom of the 3rd (the triple and the squeeze). The middle innings were a bit quiet offensively - in the top of the 4th the Rays had a single and then there would be no hits from either side until the bottom of the 7th when Adam walked, Carlos singled and Greg hit that 2-run triple that put the M's ahead 5-3. Jamey entered in the top of the 8th and the lead evaporated before you could get a beer from the fridge - a single, back-to-back doubles and another single meant another lead change - Rays up 6-5. But wait, the M's weren't going to roll over, no sir-ee-bob! In the bottom of the inning, who would have guessed that Brendan would start the inning and end the inning (ground outs in each AB) but, what mattered was: Justin walked (Jack Wilson ran for Justin), Adam singled and scored Wilson, Miggy homered and scored Jack and Adam. And, once Brandon took the mound in the 9th - that was all she wrote for Maddon's Rays.
The pitchers had mixed performances, even though the net result was a win...
Erik wasn't super sharp, but he basically did his job (which he's been doing a lot lately - THREE runs or fewer in EIGHT consecutive starts). Today's line: 111P - 7IP - 8H - 3ER - 0BB - 7K (I especially like that he went seven, pitched MORE than 100 pitches and gave up ZERO walks). What's a bit ironic, is that Jamey came in and also gave up THREE runs and, even though he only pitched ONE inning, he got the W. They really ought to take a look at the way wins are tallied.
Anyhoo - then Brandon came in for the 1-2-3 save (his SIXTEENTH)
And all is well and good in Marinerland as they take off for a three-game set with Chicago and then on to Detroit for the same.
The Rays struck first taking the 1-0 lead in the 2nd inning and they added two more in the 3rd, but the M's came back with 3-runs in the bottom of the 3rd (the triple and the squeeze). The middle innings were a bit quiet offensively - in the top of the 4th the Rays had a single and then there would be no hits from either side until the bottom of the 7th when Adam walked, Carlos singled and Greg hit that 2-run triple that put the M's ahead 5-3. Jamey entered in the top of the 8th and the lead evaporated before you could get a beer from the fridge - a single, back-to-back doubles and another single meant another lead change - Rays up 6-5. But wait, the M's weren't going to roll over, no sir-ee-bob! In the bottom of the inning, who would have guessed that Brendan would start the inning and end the inning (ground outs in each AB) but, what mattered was: Justin walked (Jack Wilson ran for Justin), Adam singled and scored Wilson, Miggy homered and scored Jack and Adam. And, once Brandon took the mound in the 9th - that was all she wrote for Maddon's Rays.
The pitchers had mixed performances, even though the net result was a win...
Erik wasn't super sharp, but he basically did his job (which he's been doing a lot lately - THREE runs or fewer in EIGHT consecutive starts). Today's line: 111P - 7IP - 8H - 3ER - 0BB - 7K (I especially like that he went seven, pitched MORE than 100 pitches and gave up ZERO walks). What's a bit ironic, is that Jamey came in and also gave up THREE runs and, even though he only pitched ONE inning, he got the W. They really ought to take a look at the way wins are tallied.
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