Mariners 5, Padres 2
In a flashback to 1978 the Mariners and Padres sported throwbacks to honor the 30th anniversary of the 1st all-star game in San Diego. The Mariners wore the old powder blues and the Padres went with the old whites.
Jarrod Washburn finally got off the schneid on Friday night in San Diego as he picked up his first win since May 5th. Washburn (3-7) allowed 2 runs in 7 and 2/3′rds to pick up the win. He credited a slight change in his mechanics for his recent success. But facing the national leagues worst team is probably the real reason. Washburn was solid all night till Rookie Chase Headley finally got to him in the 7th with a 2 run shot to left field. The red hot Brandon Morrow was asked to come in to get the last four outs of the game. He came in with runners on the corners and got out of the inning forcing a ground ball. Then closed out the Padres in the ninth for his 3rd save.
Padres starter Randy Wolf had a rough outing. The Mariners were all over the lefty from the start but left eight on base in the first three innings. It took four straight singles in the fourth to get runs across the plate, Raul Ibanez drove home a run, followed by an Adrian Beltre hit. Catcher Kenji Johjima doubled home Richie Sexson in the 6th, for the only extra-base hit of the night among the teams 12 hits. Ichiro Suzuki and Jose Lopez, each had three singles and reached base four times. Sexson reached base safely for the 10th straight game adding a single and two walks.
The win for the Mariners was there third in four games. Carlos Silva (3-9) gets the ball tomorrow night at 7:05 hoping to end his recent struggles. If there was any team Silva would want to face to end his streak it would be the Padres. Former Mariner Cha Seung Baek (1-3) will take the mound for San Diego.
