Dyson gave up a run-scoring single to Robinson Cano with two outs, but Cano was thrown out by right fielder Nomar Mazara trying for a double to end the game. The ball got there first.
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Couldn’t Cano have run a little harder on that play? “I stepped like three times on it, so I had to slow down because I didn’t want to roll my ankle”.
And then, after the Mariners left the bases loaded in the 10th, Mike Montgomery (2-1) served up a first-pitch homer in the 11th to Rougned Odor. Star slugger Nelson Cruz, who would have represented the tying run, was on deck. TIGERS 4, YANKEES 1 Detroit rookie Michael Fulmer (7-1) dominated on Old-Timers’ Day at Yankee Stadium, winning his fifth consecutive start while extending his scoreless streak to 28 1/3 innings to lead the Tigers over NY.
Lee’s second home run, a three-run shot in the fourth, broke a 1-1 tie before teammate Kyle Seager followed with a solo shot for a 5-1 Seattle lead. They fall to 34-29, now five games behind the Rangers in the American League West standings. “That stuff happens. Disappointing”.
Texas Rangers’ Elvis Andrus drives in Ryan Rua with a double as Seattle Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager dives in the background during the fourth inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 12, 2016, in Seattle.
Mariners: OF Nori Aoki was out of the starting lineup after being hit on the right knee by a pitch in Saturday’s game, but he did pinch hit in the ninth inning. Mariners right-hander Steve Johnson faced three batters. Odor and SS Elvis Andrus miscommunicated on who was to cover second base when Hamels had Shawn O’Malley picked off first.
Left-hander Vidal Nuno entered the game and struck out Moreland before walking Robinson Chirinos and coaxing an infield popup from leadoff hitter Jurickson Profar.
Indians 8, Angels 3: Francisco Lindor homered and drove in three runs in the first two innings in Cleveland’s win.
Miley labored through five innings on 97 pitches. TWINS 7, RED SOX 4 (10) Max Kepler hit a three-run home run in the bottom of 10th inning that gave host Minnesota a victory over Boston.
“Just need to keep on locating the fastball”, Paxton said. The only blemish on his day was a solo blast off the bat of Leonys Martin in the fifth inning.
The arms: LHP Cole Hamels has pitched at least seven innings in three straight starts and four of his last five. Seattle hinted at scoring a time or two – the Mariners moved runners into scoring position in the third, fourth and seventh – but none of those rallies went anywhere.
They fared better against the Rangers’ bullpen. But Martin grounded out to second base to put a cap on the damage.
Say this much: Neither homer was a cheapie.
But Cano felt he was too far toward second base to try to scramble back toward first, and with his shin guard flapping away from his leg, the result was an obvious out at second. “It was just a weird play”. Edwin Encarnacion scored three runs. “He made a good throw”. Conversely, Miley gave up 11 total runs in two starts against Texas in the opening two weeks of the season.
MINUS: Dae-Ho Lee went 0 for 4 with three strikeouts against the lefty Hamels.
In the bottom of the seventh, after Seager singled and catcher Chris Iannetta walked with one out, and it looked as if the Mariners might get themselves back in the game …
Banister also deflected attention toward Fielder, who even after Saturday is batting.204 with just five homers this season.
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QUOTABLE: “It was just a good win for us, especially against this team and how close they are to us. I think everybody knows that”. “He pitched well against them 5-6 days ago and to come back again today and do it against a really hot club was great”. – Hamels on the Mariners.
