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    Game recap: Mariners 8, Athletics 7 (10 innings)

    SPNW StaffBy SPNW StaffApril 12, 2015Updated:April 13, 20158 Comments3 Mins Read
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    Takeaway

    Staked to a 7-3 lead entering the bottom of the ninth, an ineffective Fernando Rodney squandered it, costing Felix Hernandez a win. But Nelson Cruz saved the day with a solo homer in the 10th, giving the Mariners (3-3) an 8-7 victory Sunday over the A’s (3-4) in Oakland for their first series win of the season.

    No-hit through five by Jesse Hahn and with Hernandez out after straining a quad muscle, the Mariners erupted for four runs in the sixth inning and three in the seventh. But Rodney had nothing and the A’s tied it. Cruz, who had a three-run homer Saturday, salvaged matters with his shot off Tyler Clippard. All of Seattle’s wins this season have been comebacks (box score).

    Essential moment

    After a sacrifice fly by Brad Miller cut the Mariners’ deficit to 3-1 in the sixth, Robinson Cano sent a liner to on-rushing RF Josh Reddick, who mishandled it and allowed two runs. Kyle Seager followed with an RBI single that put Hernandez in position to win.

    Pitchers

    Hernandez (two walks, one strikeout) was off. He allowed three earned runs, aided by an Austin Jackson error in center, on eight hits in five innings, and had to work out of a bases-loaded jam in the second. Danny Farquhar (2.0 scoreless innings) and Charlie Furbush (1.0) set up Hernandez for the win, only to have Rodney blow it. With the no-decision, Hernandez remains unbeaten at O.Co Coliseum over the past six years.

    Although Rodney allowed four earned runs in 25 pitches, he earned the win, one of the least-deserving victories in franchise history. Yoervis Medina, who pitched a scoreless 10th, recorded his first save.

    Hitters

    In the seventh, pinch hitter Rickie Weeks ripped a three-run homer to straightaway center, his first as a Mariner, that would have iced the game without Rodney’s meltdown.  Usually a slow starter, Dustin Ackley went 2-for-4 to improve his average to .357. He has a four-game hitting streak.

    Cano hit the ball hard again, but went 0-for-4, his average dropping to .125. Seager’s single hiked his average to .182.

    Noteworthy

    This marks the first time since Sept. 4-5, 1984, that Seattle has won back-to-back, extra-inning games on the road . . . Hernandez hurt his ankle early in the game and strained his right quad covering first on a ground ball, but is expected to make his next start when the Mariners return to Safeco Field later this week . . . The Mariners, who won despite getting out-hit 14-7, have won all their day games this season and dropped all night games.

    Next

    The Mariners open a three-game series at the Los Angeles Dodgers Monday at 7:10 p.m. LHP James Paxton (0-1, 3.00) is opposite RHP Brandon McCarthy (1-0, 7.20). After three at Dodgers Stadium, the Mariners return to Safeco Field Friday for a three-game set with the Texas Rangers.

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    8 Comments

    1. Da Kid` on April 12, 2015 9:11 pm

      Yawn. Another ND for Felix. Maybe there needs to be a new award category…”Best Cy Young Pitcher With a Crappy Bullpen.”

      Fernando Rodney = Jose Mesa 2015

      • Da Kid on April 12, 2015 9:13 pm

        And this should NEVER be allowed! Ever! You don’t get a win for being a f-up! Time to change the rule book!

        “Although Rodney allowed four earned runs in 25 pitches, he earned the
        win…”

        • RadioGuy on April 13, 2015 7:30 am

          Okay, so who should get the win? Medina? Then what’s the worth in a save, which is nothing more than a glorified hold anyway? And what should the new rule for a win be?

          No, Rodney doesn’t deserve this win but until a better rule comes along, he gets it whether he earned it or not.

          • Da Kid on April 13, 2015 10:57 am

            Here’s your better rule: The win no longer goes to an individual. It’s credited as a Team Win.

            I’ve been beating the drum for this stat for years. I can recall the days when Enrique Romo was 8-0, but half of those wins came after he blew a save and the team came back to win.

            My proposal: A relief pitcher who enters the game to protect a lead and blows it MUST pitch at least one more full inning to receive credit for a win. Otherwise, it goes down as a Team Win. You no longer get to blow a lead, for Felix or anyone else, then get credit for a win you don’t deserve when your team rallies in the next half-inning to cover your stinking pitching.

            • art thiel on April 13, 2015 8:16 pm

              Not bad. Team win.

              Um, aren’t they all?

        • art thiel on April 13, 2015 8:14 pm

          Tell that to Al Gore when he ran for president.

      • art thiel on April 13, 2015 8:14 pm

        The Rod was 23 for his last 23 in save chances. You want champagne with your caviar too?

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