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 The duo combined for six of Seattle's 14 hits in the Mariners'
5-2 win over the Mets on Monday night.
Bloomquist, the Seattle shortstop, had a season-high three hits,
including an RBI double. Ackley added three hits and made the
defensive play of the night in left field, stealing a home run from
New York catcher Travis d'Arnaud with an over-the-wall catch in the
sixth.
Bloomquist and Ackley had a hand in four of the Mariners' five runs.
"We're swinging the bats better," manager Lloyd McClendon said. "The
at-bats, for the most part, are getting better."
Niese (5-5) was back on the mound for the first time since July 4,
when he came out in the first inning of a win over the Texas Rangers
due to shoulder soreness. He came off the disabled list before
Monday's game and allowed four runs on 11 hits in six innings.
It marked the first time in a span of 22 starts that Niese allowed
more than three earned runs in a game.
"My arm felt good, but I was a little rusty," Niese said. "I could
tell I hadn't pitched in a while. I left a lot of balls over the
plate and wasn't very consistent in my delivery."
The Mets (46-53) lost their third consecutive game, having scored
just three runs during the streak.
"We got a hit every inning (Monday), but you need a bunch of them,"
said New York manager Terry Collins, whose team had nine hits but
stranded 10 runners on base. "Unless you're walking, those singles
don't do much if you don't bunch them together."
Seattle starter Roenis Elias (8-8) allowed just one run on five hits
in 5 1/3 innings, but a cramp in his left forearm forced him off the
mound with the Mariners leading 4-1.
"My starter pitched pretty darn good," McClendon said. "He had a
cramp in his hand, and I didn't want to take a chance, but he was
outstanding."
McClendon added that Elias underwent medical tests.
"(Team doctors) assured me that it was just muscle cramps,"
McClendon said. "He should be fine."
Seattle's bullpen threw 3 1/3 innings of scoreless relief before the
Mets got an unearned run courtesy of a two-out error on Mariners
second baseman Robinson Cano in the top of the ninth inning.
Right-hander Dominic Leone relieved Elias with one out in the sixth
and Seattle ahead 4-1, and he nearly let the Mets back in the game
when d'Arnaud hit a deep fly to left field. Ackley backed onto the
warning track and leaped to get his glove over the fence, hauling in
the ball.
"When I came down is when I knew I had it," Ackley said. "I came
down and thought: Something's in there now."
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D'Arnaud went 2-for-4, collecting singles on his first two at-bats.
Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager drove in runs on each of his
first two at-bats, while catcher Mike Zunino added a leadoff home
run in the third inning.
Seager's two-out single in the first put Seattle ahead 1-0, and he
added an RBI single in the third.
The Mets scored their first run on a two-out, RBI single from third
baseman David Wright in the third inning.
New York left fielder Chris Young left the game in the eighth inning
due to a strained left calf.
Seattle first baseman Justin Smoak went 0-for-3 and found out after
the game that he was being optioned to Triple-A to make room for
Tuesday's starter, Erasmo Ramirez.
NOTES: Before Monday's game, the Mets activated LHP Jonathon Niese
(shoulder) from the 15-day disabled list. Niese took the roster spot
vacated when RHP Buddy Carlyle was designated for assignment after
Sunday's game. ... The Mariners pushed back their rotation a day in
an effort to give their top two starters, RHPs Hisashi Iwakuma and
Felix Hernandez, an extra day of rest. Iwakuma will pitch Thursday,
with Hernandez scheduled to go Friday. ... Monday marked the 10-year
anniversary of Mets 3B David Wright making his big-league debut. ...
Seattle RHP Fernando Rodney was not available Monday night because
of a heavy recent workload. Rodney pitched in back-to-back games
Saturday and Sunday, including a 1 1/3-inning performance Sunday
that resulted in his first blown save since May 13. ... Seattle
announced RHP Erasmo Ramirez would be Tuesday's starter. Ramirez
will be called up from Triple-A, and the Mariners cleared a roster
spot by optioning 1B Justin Smoak to Triple-A after Monday's game.
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