The Seattle Mariners snatched a gritty 4-2 win against the Detroit Tigers right here in the Emerald City last night, powered by a crucial, late-innings three-run home run from Julio Rodriguez in the sixth inning. This was the middle game of a three-game set, and it had everything: plenty of plunkings, a couple of ejections, and some serious clutch hitting.
Bryan Woo’s T-Mobile Park Magic Continues
You gotta talk about Bryan Woo. The dude got the start for our M’s, and his home/away splits this year are absolutely mind-blowing. T-Mobile Park has always been a pitcher’s paradise, no doubt, but Woo? He’s got an insane 2.20 ERA at home, compared to a sky-high 6.71 everywhere else. Hitters are batting a paltry .167 with a .463 OPS when he’s on our mound, but that jumps to a .300 average and an .819 OPS when he’s on the road. That’s just bananas! He got the Tigers’ first baserunner on a plunking in the third when Max Clark got clipped by an inside sinker. He then hit Riley Greene, and later in the fifth, even nicked Zack McKinstry’s toe. Woo had his work cut out for him, but he navigated the Tigers lineup through five strong innings.
Julio’s Sixth-Inning Thunder Breaks the Tie
The Tigers rolled out Drew Anderson, who’s been their Swiss Army knife this season, starting, saving, and relieving. He looked solid, working through three innings on just 33 pitches, even getting back-to-back double plays to end the second and third. He made it through 3 2/3 innings without giving up a run, with just three hits allowed, one walk, and zero strikeouts on 28 of 42 pitches for strikes, right around their 45-pitch plan. Tyler Holton then came in, doing his job by retiring all six batters he faced. But after all that pitching, it was Julio Rodriguez who finally blew the game open in the bottom of the sixth. With two outs, he absolutely demolished a three-run home run, turning a scoreless nail-biter into a 3-0 lead in an instant. Remember how Colt Keith had a three-run homer robbed earlier by a leaping Randy Arozarena? Or when Gleyber Torres slid off the bag at third? The Tigers had their chances, but Julio’s blast was the one that truly counted.
What a win for the Mariners in front of the home crowd! The boys secured at least a split in this series. Now, they’ve got to bring that same energy into the final game against the Tigers to grab the series win and keep showing the league what T-Mobile Park brings. Go M’s!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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