San Diego Padres’ Alexei Ramirez, left, congratulates Adam Rosales on the latter’s two-run home run against the Seattle Mariners during the first inning of a baseball game in San Diego, Wednesday, June 1, 2016.
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But the Mariners’ response began with five in the sixth, highlighted by 1B Dae-Ho Lee’s three-run, pinch homer, merely a prelude to one of the most astonishing innings, the sixth, in franchise history. Seager had a two-run bases-loaded double and Lee belted a pinch-hit three run homer to make it 12-7 and give the Mariners a pulse. Both Seager and Lee had RBI singles in the seventh at the start of Seattle’s run of seven straight hits.Padres starter Rea, who was recalled from Triple-A El Paso earlier Thursday, allowed six runs (five earned) in 5 1/3 innings.
Steve Johnson couldn’t stop the run barrage, giving up three runs, including Ramirez’s second two-run homer of the game, in his one inning.
It was a reversal of the game the two teams played Tuesday in Seattle when the Mariners rolled to a 16-4 win. Both Seager and Lee had RBI singles in the seventh at the start of Seattle’s run of seven straight hits.
“I don’t think I’ve ever been a part of anything like that”, said Kyle Seager, who had three hits and drove in five runs. He took a borderline 2-2 fastball from Maurer and got the call to make it 3-2, then ripped a single to center to tie the game 12-12.
“That’s a tough game”, Green said.
Only a big-hitting victory for the Seattle Mariners over the San Diego Padres overshadowed Madison Bumgarner’s big day for San Francisco.
The Seattle Mariners were especially efficient with runners in scoring position on Thursday night, going 11-for-12 with runners in scoring position and leaving just 3 men on base. The Mariners then turned to Joel Peralta, whose struggles continued when he gave up four more runs in 1 1/3 innings. He allowed three runs on three hits without retiring a Mariner in the seventh. Maikel Franco went 3 for 5 with a homer and four RBIs in that game, and Odubel Herrera went 3 for 4 with a homer, two walks, two steals and four runs. “They were all clean hits”. James unfortunately suffered the loss in his first start (0-1) and now has an ERA of 7.36.
San Diego’s Jon Jay had his first career five-hit game, one night after going 4 for 6.
How improbable is it to come back from 10 runs down?
Nelson Cruz blasted his 11th home run of the season in the fourth inning, a solo-shot that traveled an estimated 445 feet, the longest home run at Petco Park this season and the longest since Wil Myers hit a home run that also traveled an estimated 445 feet on April 28, 2015 vs. Houston.
NOTES: An MRI on San Diego RHP Cesar Vargas’ pitching arm showed he has a flexor strain.
Padres: RHP Colin Rea (3-2, 4.47) is scheduled to start for San Diego. If you would like to discuss another topic, look for a relevant article.
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