The Seattle Mariners struggled to explain how they erased a 10-run deficit in just two innings to stun the San Diego Padres 16-13 Thursday night. His comments came a day after James Shields allowed 10 runs in 2 2/3 innings of a 16-4 loss at Seattle.
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Thanks to a seven-run fifth inning, the Padres took a 12-2 lead Thursday and appeared to be on their way to an easy win. But the surprising Mariners have mounted an astonishing comeback, nearly reminiscent of the legendary 2001 13-12 comeback that came against Seattle by the Indians.
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the 10-run deficit was the largest ever overcome by the Mariners in team history and it also marks the biggest blown lead in a loss by the Padres.
The silver lining? The Padres, who were shut out in their first three games of the season, have 27 runs in their last two games. Alexei Ramirez singled and Adam Rosales jumped on a 1-1, 97 miles per hour fastball left over the middle of the plate for a two-run homer.
Franklin Gutierrez extended his hitting streak to nine consecutive games, batting.414 (12-for-29) in that time with four home runs and 10 RBI. According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, Seattle is favored on the road tonight, as the Mariners are getting odds of -130 to win.
Five of the runs that inning were unearned after Paxton overthrew second trying for a force play.
Trailing 12-2 after five, Seattle benefited from an epic bullpen meltdown by the Padres to score five runs in the sixth and nine in the seventh.
On the same night the NBA MVP was held to 11 points in the Golden State Warriors Game 1 victory over Cleveland, the Padres and Mariners lit up the scoreboard at Petco Park. Three straight singles to start the second scored another run to make it 7-3, but he was able to escape the inning without further damage and he worked a scoreless third inning despite a double and an error by Luis Sardinas. Even then, the Mariners still trailed 12-7. In his last 10 appearances, Peralta has allowed 10 runs on 16 hits in nine innings for a 10.00 ERA with five homers. “I’ve been around baseball a long time”. He faced three batters in the seventh and retired none.
Seager had three RBIs in his previous 11 games. The guys don’t quit, they keep battling and going, going and going.
Myers homered to right field with one out, his eighth. The 30-year-old didn’t travel with the team to San Diego and was examined by Dr. Ed Khalfayan in Seattle on Wednesday morning before the roster move was made.
This is hard to believe, but the Mariners went 11 for 12 with runners in scoring position Thursday night.
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For Miami, leadoff hitter Ichiro Suzuki had two hits in five at-bats, scored a run, stole a base, and had two impressive defensive plays in center field. LHP Wade Miley (5-2, 4.95 ERA) will make his eleventh start of the year and will face SD RHP Colin Rea (3-2, 4.47 ERA).
