Mariners
5, Blue Jays 2
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[July 25, 2015]
SEATTLE -- Felix Hernandez matched
the American League high with his 12th victory of the season, and the
Seattle Mariners won back-to-back games for the first time this month,
beating the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2 on Friday night.
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Hernandez (12-5) allowed two runs -- one earned -- off six hits over
seven innings. A two-run homer run from designated hitter Mark
Trumbo and second baseman Robinson Cano's two-run triple in the
fifth helped stake Hernandez a 5-1 lead as Seattle (45-52) opened a
six-game homestand with the victory.
Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista moved into sole possession of second
place on Toronto's all-time home run list with a solo shot in the
sixth inning. It was Bautista's 21st home run of the season and his
224th as a Blue Jay, moving him past Vernon Wells. Only Carlos
Delgado, with 336 homers in a Toronto uniform, has more.
Seattle closer Carson Smith came on in the ninth to nail down his
ninth save of the season.
Mariners right fielder Nelson Cruz went 3-for-3 with a double and a
run scored, while Seattle had five extra-base hits in the win.
Toronto (49-49) fell 5 1/2 games behind AL East leader New York.
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A two-run homer from Seattle designated hitter Mark Trumbo in the
fourth and teammate Robinson Cano's two-run triple one inning later
helped the Mariners pull out to a 5-1 lead.
Trumbo gave the Mariners their first lead, at 2-1, with the no-out
homer in the fourth. Seattle went on to put runners on second and
third with one out before Toronto got out of the inning with a
strikeout and an inning-ending putout at third base, courtesy of
catcher Dioner Navarro's throw as baserunner Brad Miller leaned too
far off the bag.
Seattle started the fifth with back-to-back hits from third baseman
Kyle Seager and right fielder Nelson Cruz to put runners on the
corners before Cano drove a pitch from starter Marco Estrada into
the right-center-field gap for a two-run triple and a 4-1 lead. Cano
came on to score on a two-out wild pitch from reliever Ryan Tepera.
Estrada, who had to move up his start one day because scheduled
starter Drew Hutchison was out with the flu, allowed five runs on
eight hits over four innings. He needed 94 pitches just to get
through four innings and three batters in the fifth.
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A throwing error on Hernandez, and some heads-up base running from
Toronto leadoff hitter Jose Reyes, led to the first run of the game
and a 1-0 Blue Jays lead in the top of the first.
Reyes reached first on a high chopper that Hernandez fielded and
then threw over the head of first baseman Logan Morrison, allowing
Reyes to reach second. Reyes advanced to third on a head-first slide
after Seager threw out Josh Donaldson at first. Reyes scored two
batters later when he broke for home as Morrison jogged toward first
for an unassisted putout.
The unearned run put the Blue Jays ahead 1-0.
NOTES: Toronto RHP Drew Hutchison (flu) was scratched from another
scheduled start Friday. The illness pushed RHP Marco Estrada up a
day, but Estrada was able to pitch on his routine because of the
Monday off day. Hutchinson also missed a scheduled start Thursday
afternoon due to the illness, and the Blue Jays are hoping he will
be available to start Saturday night. If not, Toronto would likely
have to make a roster move to promote a starter. ... Blue Jays SS
Jose Reyes was in the lineup Friday, despite taking a ball to the
face in Thursday's win over Oakland. ... Seattle 2B Robinson Cano
started in the cleanup spot for the fifth game in a row. Cano, who
swapped spots with RF Nelson Cruz, was 8-for-16 in his first four
games batting cleanup.
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