g80 | 9th on thursday, 11th on saturday

Mariners 3 | Red Sox 2

wow - what a difference a day makes!

Erasmo was cruising...
no hits and 2 strikeouts in through 2-2, but then he had to come out of the game after leaping to catch a liner and throwing to first for the out.

Enter Charlie Furbush...
and then
Lucas Luetge
and then
Brandon League
and then
Oliver Perez
and then
Tom Wilhelmsen
and then
Shawn Kelley

EIGHT and ONE-THIRD innings of relief that allowed only ONE earned run

and the hitting stars?
the usual ... John Jaso doubled in the 6th score both Ichiro (on via hit) and Casper (on via walk)
the UNusual ... Dustin Ackley reached on a single in the 11th and then got to 3B via a single by Miguel Olivo and then SCORED via a sac-fly by Chone Figgins!!!

Ted S. Warren | AP Photo

And now, the chance to take the series!