It took a ninth inning rally but the Seattle Mariners were able to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays by the score of 2-1 on Wednesday afternoon. Raul Ibanez hit a rbi single to right field that scored Ichiro Suzuki for the go ahead and winning run in the game. Ichiro stole second and third in the ninth inning. Good win for the Mariners who really needed to pick up a victory.
Yuniesky Betancourt got the Mariners scoring started in the seventh inning when they were down 1-0. Betancourt roped a rbi triple to deep right center field and Richie Sexson scored the first run for the Mariners. There wasn’t a whole lot of offense for the Mariners, but it was enough to come away with the victory.
I was very impressed with the Mariners pitching against the Blue Jays. Felix Hernandez tossed eight strong innings while only allowing four hits and one run while striking out eight Blue Jays. Hernandez was able to improve his record to 5-5 on the season with the victory.
J.J. Putz came in at the beginning of the ninth inning but was pulled out of the game after walking the first batter. Brandon Morrow was then brough in and he was able to get the Mariners out of the game and pick up the save. Morrow got the save which was his first of the season as the Mariners ended their road trip with a 3-3 record.
