The Minnesota Twins even the series

In last nights game the Seattle Mariners didn't much offense going 0-5 with men in scoring position. They did manage 2 run though off of homeruns by Mike Zunino and Michael Saunders. With the great pitching of Hisashi Iwakuma, Danny Farquhar and Fernando Rodney those 2 runs were good enough to earn the Mariners their 49^th win of the season. Tonight the Mariners send Chris Young to the mound looking for his 9^th win and the Mariners 50^th. To accomplish that feat the Mariners will need to get some offense against Phil Hughes who is also trying to get his 9^th win.

Brian Dozier will start the 1^st inning with a fly ball to Dustin Ackley for an out. Eduardo Nunez is the next man to the plate and he singles. That brings Kurt Suzuki to the plate, Nunez steals second, and he pops up the ball in foul territory where it is caught by Logan Morrison. Former Mariner Kendrys Morales will try to keep the inning going as he flies out to James Jones to end the top of the inning. Michael Saunders will start the home half of the inning with strike out. James Jones is the next man to the plate and he flies out to Josh Willingham. That brings Robinson Cano to the plate and he singles. Kyle Seager will try to keep the inning going as he strikes out to end the 1^st inning.

Josh Willingham will start the 2^nd inning with a strike out. Oswaldo Arcia is the next man to the plate and he strikes out. That brings Chris Colabello to the plate and he flies out to Dustin Ackley to end the top of the inning. Logan Morrison will start the home half of the inning with a strike out on a ball that Kurt Suzuki drops but picks up and throws Morrison out. Corey Hart is the next man to the plate and he grounds out to Eduardo Escobar. That brings Dustin Ackley to the plate and he pops up to Eduardo Escobar to end the 2^nd inning.

Eduardo Escobar will start the 3^rd inning with a ground ball to Chris Young for an out. Sam Fuld is the next man to the plate and he singles. Back to the top of the order for Brian Dozier who strikes out as Fuld steals second. Eduardo Nunez will try to keep the inning going as he flies out to Michael Saunders to end the top of the inning. Mike Zunino will start the home half of the inning with a strike out. Brad Miller is the next man to the plate and he flies out to Josh Willingham. Back to the top of the order for Michael Saunders who singles. James Jones will try to keep the inning going as he gets a single on a close play that was called an out but overturned on review and Saunders to second. With two on and two out Robinson Cano comes to the plate and he flies out to Josh Willingham to end the 3^rd inning.

Kurt Suzuki will start the 4^th inning with a fly ball to James Jones for an out. Kendrys Morales is the next man to the plate and he hits a ground-rule double. That brings Josh Willingham to the plate and he flies out to Dustin Ackley. Oswaldo Arcia will try to keep the inning going as he flies out to Dustin Ackley to end the top of the inning. Kyle Seager will start the home half of the inning with a fly ball to Josh Willingham for an out. Logan Morrison is the next man to the plate and he doubles. That brings Corey Hart to the plate and he pops up to Kurt Suzuki. Dustin Ackley will try to keep the inning going as he strikes out to end the 4^th inning.

Chris Colabello will start the 5^th inning with a single. Eduardo Escobar is the next man to the plate and he hits a ground ball to Robinson Cano who turns a double play. That brings Sam Fuld to the plate and he hits a homerun. Back to the top of the order for Brian Dozier who flies out to James Jones to end the top of the inning. Mike Zunino will start the home half of the inning with a strike out. Brad Miller is the next man to the plate and flies out to Sam Fuld. Back to the top of the order for Michael Saunders who flies out to Josh Willingham to end the 5^th inning. 1-0 Twins.

Eduardo Nunez will start the 6^th inning with a strike out. Kurt Suzuki is the next man to the plate and he pops up to Brad Miller. That brings Kendrys Morales to the plate and he flies out to James Jones to end the top of the inning. James Jones will start the home half of the inning with a fly ball to Josh Willingham for an out. Robinson Cano is the next man to the plate and he grounds out to Brian Dozier. That brings Kyle Seager to the plate and he singles. Logan Morrison will try to keep the inning going as he strikes out to end the 6^th inning.

Josh Willingham will start the 7^th inning with a strike out. Oswaldo Arcia is the next man to the plate and he flies out to Michael Saunders. That brings Chris Colabello to the plate and he strikes out to end the top of the inning. Corey Hart will start the home half of the inning with a single and Endy Chavez comes in to pinch run. Dustin Ackley is the next man to the plate and he hits a ground ball to Brian Dozier who turns a double play. That brings Mike Zunino to the plate and he strikes out to end the 7^th inning.

Eduardo Escobar will start the 8^th inning with a walk. Sam Fuld is the next man to the plate and he singles as Escobar takes third. Yoervis Medina will take over the pitching duties for the Mariners. Back to the top of the order for Brian Dozier, Fuld steals second, who flies out to Dustin Ackley as Escobar scores. With one on and one out Eduardo Nunez comes to the plate and he grounds out to Brad Miller as sam Fuild takes third. Kurt Suzuki will try to keep the inning going as he grounds out to Brad Miller to end the top of the inning. Brad Miller will start the home half of the inning with a pops up to Brian Dozier for an out. Back to the top of the order for Michael Saunders who singles. That brings James Jones to the plate and he singles and Michael Saunders goes to second. Casey Fien will take over the pitching duties for the Twins. With two on and one out Robinson Cano steps up to the plate and he hits a ground ball to Brian Dozier who turns a double play to end the 8^th inning. 2-0 Twins.

Joe Beimel will take over the pitching duties for the Mariners. Kendrys Morales will start the 9^th inning with a single and Eric Fryer goes in to pinch run. Josh Willingham is the next man to the plate and he singles. That brings Oswaldo Arcia to the plate and he hits a ground ball to Robinson Cano who turns a double play. Chris Colabello will try to keep the inning going as he is intentionally walked. With two on and two out Eduardo Escobar will come to the plate and he strikes out to end the top of the inning. Glen Perkins will take over the pitching duties for the Twins. Kyle Seager will start the home half of the inning with a fly ball to Eduardo Nunez for an out. Logan Morrison is the next man to the plate and he pops out to Eduardo Escobar. That brings Willie Bloomquist, will pinck hit for Endy Chavez, to the plate and he grounds out to Eduardo Escobar to end the game. 2-0 Twins.