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    Game recap: Mariners 9, Padres 3

    SPNW StaffBy SPNW StaffMay 30, 20163 Comments4 Mins Read
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    Dae-Ho Lee celebrates with Kyle Seager. Each homered in Sunday’s win. / Alan Chitlik, Sportspress Northwest

    Takeaway

    Blanked through five innings while collecting only two hits, the Mariners erupted for four runs in the sixth and five in the eighth to crush the San Diego Padres 9-3 Monday afternoon, snapping a three-game losing streak (box). Nathan Karns threw 6.2 largely effective innings, and 3B Kyle Seager (two-run) and 1B Dae-Ho Lee (three-run) both had long balls as Seattle rallied from a 2-0 deficit to improve to 29-21.

    Andrew Cashner, retiring 11 in a row at one juncture, shackled the Mariners through five innings before Seattle scored four runs on three hits in the sixth, the key blow Seager’s ninth home run with Nelson Cruz aboard for a 4-2 lead. In the eighth, Adam Lind added a two-run single and Lee unloaded a three-run bomb, his seventh homer.

    Essential moment

    After SS Shawn O’Malley opened the bottom sixth by grounding out, CF Nori Aoki reached on a catcher’s interference. LF Seth Smith followed with an RBI double, then Cruz singled to center, scoring Aoki to make it 2-2. That set up Seager’s go-ahead homer.

    Hitters

    The Mariners had 10 hits, two each by Smith (2-for-4), Cruz (2-for-4), Lind (2-for-4) and Lee (2-for-4) . . . Robinson Cano went 0-for-3, but drew a walk, reaching base in his 28th consecutive game . . . Aoki had his hitting streak snapped at five games and also saw his streak of 36 consecutive plate appearances without a strikeout come to an end . . . Lind has hit safely in 10 consecutive games against the Padres. Since May 8, Lind is hitting .327 with 15 RBIs . . . Three of Seager’s nine homers have given the Mariners the lead . . . The Mariners went 3-for-8 with runners in scoring position and stranded four.

    Pitchers

    Karns (5-1, 3.43) worked 6.2 innings, allowing two runs on eight hits with six strikeouts and a walk. He improved to 5-1 and his winning percentage (.833) is the best in Seattle’s rotation. He also tied Wade Miley (5-2) for the team lead in wins. Mariners are 8-2 in Karns’ 10 starts  . . . Steve Johnson, Joaquin Benoit and Joel Peralta collectively worked 2.1 innings of scoreless relief, allowing one hit with four strikeouts and one walk. Johnson has not allowed a run in his past 10.1 innings.

    Words

    “(Nathan) Karns stepped up and gave us something we really needed today, a quality start. He kept us close enough, and it was one of the best games he’s pitched for us all year. He knew he needed to get deep into the game and he was great. He’s got a good arm, a good fastball, and we didn’t see many 3-2 counts from him. It was a nice day for us.” — Mariners manager Scott Servais

    “Cashner threw the ball really well and kept us off balance early, but fortunately we were able to get some momentum in that one inning (sixth). We certainly didn’t lose confidence due to the weekend (sweep by the Twins).” — Seager

    “I feel as long as we keep it close we’ll get the big knock and today was a prime example. Today, I had command of the strike zone with only one walk. I just try to go out there and pound the strike zone and let my defense play strong behind me” — Karns

    Noteworthy

    The Mariners are 29-21 at the 50-game mark. A year ago after 50, the Mariners were 24-26 and 6.5 games behind in the AL West race . . . The Mariners improved to 3-4 on the eight-game home stand and have won seven of their past 11. . . The Mariners are 10-7 in the first game of a series this season and have recorded 14 come-from-behind wins . . . Mariners are also 7-3 in their past 10 against the Padres, including three consecutive wins . . . Mariners are 25-12 (.676) all-time on Memorial Day.

    Next

    The second of two between the teams at Safeco Field Tuesday is at 12:40 p.m. RHP Hisashi Iwakuma (3-4, 4.33) will throw for Seattle opposite RHP James Shields (2-6, 3.06). The clubs will play two more in San Diego Wednesday and Thursday.

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    3 Comments

    1. jafabian on May 31, 2016 7:52 am

      Karns has been a remarkably consistent pitcher for the M’s despite pitching at the #5 slot. Over the past 7 home games the M’s starting rotation has been over 5 with a WHIP of 1.36. Karns stopped the bleeding but if the rotation can straighten out their Safeco Field blues the club would be running away with the division instead of having a half game lead.

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