The King rules against the Braves

A dismal July that has seen the Seattle Mariners fall down in the pack of contenders. They hope to start a resurgence tonight as Felix Hernandez takes the mound for the first game of a 3-game series against the Atlanta Braves. His first opponent is Emilio Bonifacio who flies out to Austin Jackson. Tommie La Stella is the next man to the plate and he strikes out. That brings Freddie Freeman to the plate and he grounds out to Logan Morrison to end the top of the inning. Alex Wood takes the mound for the Atlanta Braves to start the bottom of the inning. His first opponent is Austin Jackson who comes to the plate and he grounds out to Chris Johnson. Dustin Ackley is the next man to the plate and he grounds out to the pitcher. That brings Robinson Cano to the plate and he grounds out to Freddie Freeman to end the 1^st inning.

Justin Upton will start the 2^nd inning with a ground-rule double. Jason Heyward is the next man to the plate and he strikes out. That brings Evan Gattis to the plate and he strikes out. Chris Johnson will try to keep the inning going as he singles as Upton scores. Gerald Laird comes to the plate and he grounds out to Chris Taylor to end the inning. Kendrys Morales will start the home half of the inning with a pop up into foul territory where it is caught by. Kyle Seager is the next man to the plate and grounds out to Upton. That brings Chris Denorfia to the plate and he walks. Logan Morrison will try to keep the inning going as he walks. With two on and two outs Mike Zunino comes to the plate and he strikes out to end the 2^nd inning. 1-0 Braves.

Andrelton Simmons will start the 3^rd inning with a ground ball to Chris Taylor for an out. Back to the top of the order for Emilio Bonifacio who singles. That brings Tommie La Stella to the platem Bonifacio steals second, and he walks. With two on Freddie Freeman will try to keep the inning going as he strikes out. With two on and two outs Justin Upton comes to the plate and he grounds out to Logan Morrison to end the top of the inning. Chris Taylor will start the home half of the inning with a hits a ground-rule double. Back to the top of the order for Austin Jackson who strikes out. That brings Dustin Ackley to the plate and flies out to Emilio Bonifacio. Robinson Cano will try to keep the inning going as he flies out to Emilio Bonifacio to end the 3^rd inning.

Jason Heyward will start the 4^th inning with a strike out. Evan Gattis is the next man to the plate and he flies out to Austin Jackson. That brings Chris Johnson to the plate and he grounds out to Kyle Seagers to end the top of the inning. Kendrys Morales will start the home half of the inning with a ground ball to Tommie La Stella for an out. Kyle Seager is the next man to the plate and he is hit by a pitch. That brings Chris Denorfia to the plate and he singles. With two on and one out Logan Morrison comes to the plate and he singles as Seager scores. Ramiro Pena takes over for Andrelton Simmons. Still two men on and one out brings Mike Zunino to the plate and he strikes out. With two on and two outs Chris Taylor and he is safe on an error as both Denorfia and Morrison score. With Taylor at second Austin Jackson comes to the plate and singles as Taylor scores. Dustin Ackley is the 8^th man to step up and he flies out to Justin Upton to end the 4^th inning. 4-1 Mariners.

Gerald Laird will start the 5^th inning with a fly ball to Austin Jackson for an out. Ramiro Pena is the next man to the plate and he flies out to Austin Jackson. Back to the top of the order for Emilio Bonifacio who grounds out to Logan Morrison to end the top of the inning. Robinson Cano will start the home half of the inning with a fly ball to Emilio Bonifacio that takes him to the wall. Kendrys Morales is the next man to the plate and he walks. That brings Kyle Seager to the plate and he walks. With two on and one out Chris Denorfia comes to the plate and he strikes out. With two on and two outs Logan Morrison walks up to the plate and he grounds out to Freddie Freeman to end the 5^th inning.

Tommie La Stella will start the 6^th inning with a strike out. Freddie Freeman is the next man to the plate and he flies out to Austin Jackson. That brings Justin Upton to the plate and he strikes to end the top of the inning. Mike Zunino will start the home half of the inning with a single. Chris Taylor is the next man to the plate and he strikes out. Back to the top of the order for Austin Jackson who grounds into a double play to end the 6^th inning.

Jason Heyward will start the 7^th inning with a ground ball to Kyle Seager but the throw pulls Logan Morrison off the bag for an infield single. Evan Gattis is the next man to the plate and he hits a ground ball to Kyle Seager who starts a double play. That brings Chris Johnson to the plate and he grounds out to Kyle Seager to end the top of the inning. James Russell will take over the pitching duties for the Braves. Dustin Ackley will start the home half of the inning with a pop up to Ramiro Pena for an out. Robinson Cano is the next man to the plate and he single. That brings Kendrys Morales to the plate and he hits a ground ball to Ramiro Pena who starts a double play to end the 7^th inning.

Gerald Laird will start the 8^th inning with a strike out. Ramiro Pena is the next man to the plate and he grounds out to Logan Morrison. Back to the top of the order for Emilio Bonifacio who grounds out to Chris Taylor who makes a great play at short to end the top of the inning. David Carpenter will take over the pitching duties for the Braves. Kyle Seager will start the home half of the inning with a strike out. Chris Denorfia is the next man to the plate and he strikes out. That brings Logan Morrison to the plate and he grounds out to Freddie Freeman to end the 8^th inning.

Fernando Rodney will take over the pitching duties for the Mariners. Tommie La Stella will start the 9^th inning with a double. Freddie Freeman is the next man to the plate and he grounds out to Robinson Cano as La Stella takes third. That brings Justin Upton to the plate and he grounds out to Chris Taylor as La Stella scores. Jason Heyward will try to keep the game going as he singles. With one on and two outs Even Gattis comes to the plate and he strikes out to end the game. 4-2 Mariners as Fernando Rodney gets save 31 and Felix gets his 12trh win.