The Dodgers take the first game

Other than the opener they won behind Felix Hernandez wins have not been easy to come by for the Seattle Mariners. Poor fielding and bad pitching contributed to three loses in a row. They did win the final two games against the Athletics but even those were not easy as they just squeaked by both time. Tonight they take that 3-3 record down to Dodger Stadium where despite a power surge getting and keeping a lead proves though for them.

The 1^st stared out well enough when the Seattle Mariners took an early lead as Nelson Cruz had a homerun with Robinson Cano on base to make it 2-0. In the bottom half of the inning James Paxton made quick work of the Dodgers.

The 2^nd & 3^rd innings went quick as neither side scored In the top of the 4^th the Mariners once again showed some power as both Nelson Cruz & Kyle Seager hit back-to-back homers. In the bottom of the 4^th James Paxton ran into troube as he loaded the bases. A sacrifice fly and a single gave the Dodgers 3 runs to make it a 1 run game.

The 5^th inning looked good as the Mariners increased their lead when dustin Ackley blasted a two out homerun. The Dodgers answered with 2 runs in the bottom of the inning to tie the game.

The 6^th & 7^th went by fairly quiet with no scoring on either side. The top of 8^th saw the Mariners go quiet as they did not score. Dominic Leone comes in o pitch the bottom of the 8^th inning and gets the dodgers in order to keep the game tied at 5.

Both sides go in order in the 9^th to take the game to extra frames. For the Mariners this will be their third straight extra inning game.

Yimi Garcia takes over as pitcher for the Dodgers in the 10^th inning. He gets the Mariners out in order. Dominic Leone starts the 10^th but only goes 1/3^rd of an inning before loading the bases. Tyler Olson comes in and strikes out the first batter he faces. He gives up a bases hit and the Dodgers win by a score of 6-5.