When the Seattle Mariners offseason makeover was complete, the expectation was they would be less reliant on hitting home runs. Tell that to the rest of the league.
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Kyle Seager’s two-run homer in the sixth inning snapped a 2-all tie and Dae-Ho Lee’s three-run shot capped a five-run eighth inning to give the Seattle Mariners a 9-3 victory over the San Diego Padres on Monday.
Joe Mauer and Miguel Sano both homered for a third straight game and the Minnesota Twins polished off a three-game sweep of the Seattle Mariners with a 5-4 victory on Sunday.
So here we are. The Mariners entered the weekend on a roll and having lost only one of their 12 previous series. Now, they find themselves on the verge of getting swept at home by the league’s worst club.
Center fielder Leonys Martin was placed on the 15-day disabled list roughly two hours prior to Friday’s series opener against Minnesota when an examination revealed a strained left hamstring.
Adam Lind hit home runs in his first two at-bats and had a season-best six RBIs while the Seattle Mariners scored a season high in runs in a 13-3 rout of the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night.
Leonys Martin pulled the Mariners out of their Safeco blues Tuesday night with a walk-off homer, a two-run blast with two outs and two strikes, that produced a 6-5 victory over the Oakland Athletics.
