The Seattle Mariners scored four runs in the top of the ninth inning to take the game into extra innings but then went onto lose on a walk off home run in the tenth inning to the Texas Rangers by the score of 13-12. Ramon Vazquez took Brandon Morrow deep to win the game for the Rangers. Morrow took the loss and is now 0-1 on the season.
Starting pitcher Erik Bedard was roughed up in only two innings of action. Bedard gave up seven hits and six runs as he was hit hard all night long. Cha Seung Baek pitched the next two innings without letting in a run but then Ryan Rowland-Smith gave up two runs and Mark Lowe gave up four more runs.
The Mariners did hit three home runs in the game. Kenji Johjima had the big three run blast in the top of the ninth inning to tie the game. Raul Ibanez had a two run home run in the first inning and Wladimir Balentien had a two run shot as well in the eighth inning.
Johima led the the Mariners with four rbi while Ibanez wasn’t too far behind with three rbi. Balentein had two rbi and Yuniesky Betancourt finished up the game with one rbi.
