Published 12:22 IST, September 29th 2024
Raley rallies Mariners twice, Raleigh homers in 7-6 win over Oakland A's in 10 innings
Leo Rivas scored on Justin Turner’s fielder’s-choice grounder to lift the Seattle Mariners over the Oakland Athletics 7-6 in 10 innings on Saturday night.
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Leo Rivas scored on Justin Turner’s fielder’s-choice grounder to lift Seattle Mariners over Oakland Athletics 7-6 in 10 innings on Saturday night.
Pinch-runner Rivas avoided Shea Langeliers' tag attempt at plate with a wide slide, giving Seattle its third straight win and 11th victory in its final at-bat of season.
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Luke Raley rallied Mariners twice for ir seventh win in ir last nine. First, Julio Rodríguez scored from first base on Raley’s double into left-field corner for a 4-3 le in seventh inning.
n he hit a two-run homer to right field to tie it 6-6 in ninth. His 22nd homer came after Langeliers h put A’s up 6-4 in top of inning with a three-run homer.
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Eduard Bazardo (2-0) earned win and Scott Alexander (1-3) took loss.
Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh hit his 92nd career homer in fourth inning, tying him with Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets Hall of Famer Mike Piazza for most home runs through first four years of a career for catchers. That also ties Alvin Davis’ team record. Ninety of 92 homers came after switch hitter’s first year in majors.
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Josh Rojas ded a two-run single later in inning to put Seattle up 3-0.
Emerson Hancock, a rookie right-hander making his 12th start after being called up from Triple-A Tacoma, walked four batters. He struck out three and gave up five hits in 5 1/3 innings. But he started fifth by putting Max Schuemann on base, n one out later Brent Rocker hit his 39th homer to cut Mariners’ le to 3-2.
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Tyler Soderstrom tied it in sixth with a solo shot to left-field corner.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Mariners RHP Bryce Miller was moved to 15-day injured list with a blister on his right index finger. move opened a roster spot for Hancock. Miller was 12-8 and led majors with nine starts of 6-plus scoreless innings. He’s first Mariners starter with an ERA lower than 3.99 (2.94) and a WHIP below 1.00 (0.98) since Félix Hernández in 2014.
UP NEXT
Seattle RHP Logan Gilbert (8-12, 3.33 ERA) faces Oakland RHP Mitch Spence (8-9, 4.35) to close out season.
12:22 IST, September 29th 2024