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 Seattle (57-67) snapped a three-game losing streak while Chicago
(58-64) lost for the first time in four games.
The Mariners jumped out to a 7-1 lead but had to rely on their
revamped bullpen to hold on after a five-run sixth pulled Chicago to
within 7-6. Three Seattle relievers combined to finish off the win
after the Mariners' bullpen failed to do so in the first two games
of the series. Veteran Tom Wilhelmsen earned his third save of the
season with a scoreless ninth.
Designated hitter Jose Abreu and first baseman Adam LaRoche each
homered for the White Sox, who had eight hits in the loss.
After Chicago shortstop Alexei Ramirez gave the White Sox a 1-0 lead
with an RBI single in the second inning, Seattle erupted for four
third-inning runs.
Mariners first baseman Mark Trumbo, back in the lineup after taking
a day off to rest a sore knee, led off the bottom of the third with
a double and moved to third on a sacrifice bunt. Catcher Jesus Sucre
brought Trumbo home with a one-out single, tying the score 1-1.
After center fielder Austin Jackson singled, Cruz hit a two-out
double into the gap in right-center field to drive in both runners
for a 3-1 Seattle lead. Cruz came around to score on a single by
left fielder Franklin Gutierrez to put the Mariners ahead 4-1.
A Jackson RBI and Cano's two-run homer in the fifth extended the
lead to 7-1 before the White Sox chipped away with a pair of home
runs in the sixth.
Chicago third baseman Tyler Saladino doubled off the left-center
field wall to drive in a run before Abreu's two-run homer, his 23rd
of the season, pulled the White Sox to within 7-4. LaRoche added a
two-run homer of his own, taking Seattle reliever Logan Kensing deep
as the Mariners' lead shrunk to 7-6.
Seattle starter Taijuan Walker gave up five runs off seven hits over
5 2/3 innings. He allowed just three hits and one run through five
innings before the White Sox tagged him pretty hard in the five-run
sixth.
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Chicago starter John Danks was even worse, allowing a season-high
seven earned runs off eight hits over five innings. He pitched to
one batter in the sixth, giving up a single before being lifted.
Seattle added an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth inning.
Shortstop Ketel Marte's sacrifice fly put the Mariners ahead 8-6
before Wilhelmsen pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to earn his first save in a
month.
NOTES: Seattle 1B Mark Trumbo, who was scratched from Saturday's
game due to a sore knee, was back in the lineup Sunday. ... The
Mariners had a new-look bullpen Sunday after making several moves
late Saturday night. RHP Logan Kensing and LHP Roenis Elias were
promoted from Triple-A Tacoma, joining a bullpen that had jettisoned
RHPs Fernando Rodney (designated for assignment) and Danny Farquhar
(optioned to Tacoma) after Saturday's game. Kensing had pitched in
just one major league game, with the Rockies in 2013, since 2009.
... Chicago wrapped up a seven-game homestand Sunday and will host
Boston in a series that begins Monday. The Mariners host Oakland.
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