Final
Mariners down Rays
Sep 8, 2013 - 7:12 AM Seattle, WA (Sports Network) - Kendrys Morales smacked a solo homer among his three hits in the Seattle Mariners' 6-2 triumph over the Tampa Bay Rays in the middle test of a three-game set.James Paxton (1-0) earned his first career MLB victory after allowing two runs -- one earned -- on four hits and a walk over six frames for Seattle, which has won three of its last four games.
"These guys have obviously had a lot of publicity the past couple of years, along with a few other guys, and I think the upside to that is you learn how to handle it at the minor league level and you're more prepared to defend yourself when you get up here and handle it appropriately," Mariners manager Eric Wedge said.
Chris Archer (8-7) surrendered three runs -- two earned -- on four hits and a walk over four frames for the Rays, who have dropped three in a row and eight of its last 10 tilts.
"We're just unable to get the hit when you need to," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "I know we gave up six runs, but sometimes you've got to score seven, you've got to score eight. We're still unable to really put an offense together."
Tampa Bay, though, still holds a slim one-game margin over the Cleveland Indians and Baltimore Orioles for the AL's second wild-card spot.
Evan Longoria's one-out, two-run homer to left in the sixth pulled the Rays within 4-2 before Seattle answered with a pair of runs in the home half on a pair of RBI doubles by Michael Saunders and Nick Franklin to make it 6-2.
Chance Ruffin and Lucas Luetge combined to fire a scoreless eighth and Danny Farquhar blanked the Rays in the ninth to seal the outcome.
Earlier, Seattle jumped out to a 4-0 lead after it plated a run in each of the first three frames and tacked on another in the fifth.
Morales' two-out RBI single got Seattle on the board in the opening frame. Solo shots by Justin Smoak and Morales in the second and third innings, respectively, preceded Abraham Almonte's RBI bunt single in the fifth to vault the M's to their four-run cushion.
Game Notes
The Mariners were 2-for-8 with runners in scoring position, while the Rays finished 0-for-4 with RISP ... Longoria's homer was his 29th of the season, while Morales' shot was his 19th.
- TAMPA BAY: 2
SEATTLE: 6
Final
Sep 8 12:15 AM - Nick Franklin double to center scored Mike Zunino with two out. Runner on second and Brad Miller due up.
Rays 2, Mariners 6 Bot 6, 2 OutsSep 7 11:17 PM - Michael Saunders double to left scored Raul Ibanez with one out. Runner on second and Mike Zunino due up.
Rays 2, Mariners 5 Bot 6, 1 OutSep 7 11:11 PM - Evan Longoria one-out, two-run Home Run (29) to left scored Ben Zobrist. Delmon Young due up.
Rays 2, Mariners 4 Top 6, 1 OutSep 7 10:52 PM - Abraham Almonte bunt single to third scored Nick Franklin with one out. Runner on first and Kyle Seager due up.
Rays 0, Mariners 4 Bot 5, 1 OutSep 7 10:42 PM - Kendrys Morales two-out, solo Home Run (19) to right. Raul Ibanez due up.
Rays 0, Mariners 3 Bot 3, 2 OutsSep 7 10:08 PM - Justin Smoak lead-off Home Run (16) to left. Michael Saunders due up.
Rays 0, Mariners 2 Bot 2, 0 OutsSep 7 9:50 PM - Kendrys Morales single to center scored Brad Miller with two out. Runner on first and Raul Ibanez due up.
Rays 0, Mariners 1 Bot 1, 2 OutsSep 7 9:37 PM - TAMPA BAY: 0
SEATTLE: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
Sep 7 9:12 PM
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