Last night the Seattle Mariners kicked
off a 2-game inter-league series against the San Diego Padres. They
welcomed the Padres be given them one of the most impressive
offensive displays to be seen in Safeco Field history. By the end 6
baseballs had left the field of play as Nelson Cruz, Logan Morrison,
Kyle Seager, Mike Zunino and Justin Ruggiano flexed their muscles.
Just as they have for most of the
season the starting pitcher struggled in the game. This time it was
James Paxton that had a rough time as he was in several jams
throughout his time in the game. He did manage to get through 6
inning while giving up 3 runs. Luckily for him the Mariners had
scored 7 runs by then so that Mr. Paxton had the lead and was
eligible to get the win.
The bullpen has had their struggles at
times this season but last not was not one of those times. They kept
the Padres to just the 3 runs as the Mariners tacked on 4 more runs
to beat the Padres 11-4. The win was the Mariners the 4th
in a row.
In the middle of the 4-game win streak
Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez hit another milestone in his stellar
career. He showed why he is called “the king” as he became the
4th youngest pitcher to reach 2,000 strikeouts.
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