Command was a bit an issue his last time out, as he hit a pair of Rangers and required 106 pitches to make it through 7 innings.
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Ten days after Seattle Mariners left-hander Vidal Nuno dominated the Texas Rangers at home in arguably the best start of his three-year major league career, he couldn’t come close to duplicating that performance on the road. He allowed seven hits, walked none and improved to 4-1 with Texas. That’s been the exciting part.
Evan Gattis hit a three-run homer to put Houston ahead in the seventh inning, and the Astros rallied past the Oakland Athletics 10-6 Saturday night to snap a five-game losing streak.
Tom Wilhelmsen worked a scoreless ninth for his 12th save.
It’s probably not a huge surprise that Cole Hamels’ HR rate has crept up since being traded to Texas, but his BABIP’s been high over his first month and a half in the AL, too. James Paxton started and pitched into the fifth inning but never found a consistent comfort zone.
“You have to be ready to swing the bat”, Gutierrez said. It’s the third time the Rangers have induced four double plays in a game this season, but the first time the Mariners have hit into that many since June 5, 2013, when they had four against the Chicago White Sox.
Beltre played with a wrap on his left index finger, the latest injury he has played with. I think Gallardo gets it done and the Rangers take two of three in this series.
“I just know he’s the toughest player I’ve ever been around”, Banister said.
Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Vidal Nuno throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, Saturday, September 19, 2015.
Shin-Soo Choo reached base in his first five plate appearances. Seattle came into the game leading the American League with 204 extra-base hits since the All-Star break.
“It was a ball down the line” said Banister. Delino DeShields’ sacrifice fly to center scored Rougned Odor, who had reached on an infield single and moved to second on a throwing error to first by the pitcher. Ruben Sierra had 14 in 1989.
The Mariners went hitless in the final two innings against the Rangers’ bullpen.
Seattle Mariners’ Ketel Marte (4) is congratulated by Nelson Cruz…
“We’ve got some young kids”, manager Lloyd McClendon said.
However, in a departure from their normal victory ritual, Andrus and Odor also had a second bucket, this one full of water, and the Ranger dynamic duo chose to dump it one on themselves. The club called it a precautionary move. Holland has been impressive since returning to the team, owning an ERA of 3.41 with a 3-1 record, showing no signs of regression.
This night in 2010 started one of the most enjoyable 10-day stretches of my career.
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Nuno gave up five runs and never made it out of the fourth inning and there was no coming back for the Mariners against Cole Hamels and the Rangers in a decisive 10-1 drubbing at Globe Life Park. His last four outings against Seattle, dating to August 2013, have been quality starts.
