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Seattle Mariners Earn 8th-Straight Win With 8-3 Triumph Over New York Mets
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Seattle Mariners first baseman Patrick Wisdom speaks to the media following an 8-3 win against the New York Mets on Tuesday at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. | Teren Kowatsch/Roundtable Sports
SEATTLE — The bottom half of the order provided the majority of the offense for the Seattle Mariners in an 8-3 win against the New York Mets on Tuesday at T-Mobile Park in Seattle.
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First baseman Patrick Wisdom (batting seventh in the lineup) and catcher Jhonny Pereda (batting eighth) accounted for two of Seattle's three homers Tuesday. Those two home runs were both multi-run shots.
Designated hitter Dominic Canzone (hitting sixth) had three hits, all singles.
Tuesday marked the Mariners' (33-29) eighth-straight win and third-straight series win. They remained 2.5 games over the Texas Rangers for first place in the American League West.
Seattle scored at least one run from the second-through-sixth innings Tuesday, with Wisdom's homer accounting for the first runs of the game.
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Wisdom, who started at first Tuesday in place of Josh Naylor (back spasms) hit a two-run shot to left field to put the Mariners in front 2-0. It was his first homer in the big leagues with the M's.
"On the big stage right here, it's pretty cool. It's pretty special," Wisdom said in a postagme interview. " ... I've been seeing guys (raise the home run trident). (I told myself) 'I want to do that.' ... It's pretty cool. Pretty special."
Pereda's homer was the second from the bottom half of the order.
Pereda hit a three-run shot after a nine-pitch at-bat with two outs in the bottom of the fifth that bolstered Seattle's advantage to 7-2.
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"I wasn't expecting (that pitch)," Pereda said after the game. "I was trying to get my best hit and bring some runs in. He threw the pitch that I was looking for at the beginning of the (at-bat). I hit it well."
In between Wisdom and Pereda's home runs, the Mariners found a way to produce offense in creative ways.
Left fielder Randy Arozarena got to second after a throwing error committed by second baseman in the bottom of the third. Arozarena scored (and right fielder Luke Raley reached second) after a fielding error committed by first baseman Mark Vientos . Those pair of plays gave Seattle a 3-2 lead.
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In the bottom of the fourth, with the bases loaded and one outs, center fielder Julio Rodriguez hit an RBI sacrifice fly that brought home Wisdom and increased the Mariners' lead to 4-2.
Rodriguez also had the third homer of the day for Seattle — a solo shot in the bottom of the sixth inning that resulted in the eventual final of 8-3.
The Mariners' stellar offensive day created enough cushion for starting pitchers Logan Gilbert .
The 2024 All-Star finished his outing with eight strikeouts, one walk, one hit batter and three earned runs allowed on four hits (two home runs) in 5.1 innings pitched.
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New York 's only offense on the day came via the homers, both of which were hit by right fielder Carson Benge.
Benge hit a two-run shot in the top of the third and had a solo homer in the top of the sixth.
The relievers, as they've done for Seattle's entire homestand, closed the door after Gilbert's day was done.
The duo of Eduard Bazardo and Cooper Criswell pitched the final 3.2 innings and allowed a combined two runners to reach. Bazardo allowed a hit (but also induced two double plays) and Criswell walked one and fanned three.
"Bullpen again tonight — Bazardo, two huge double plays there to cut the momentum down on their end," M's manager Dan Wilson said after the game. "(Criswell), what he does when he gets in there — he just attacks the zone. And I thought (he threw) two really solid innings there. Just kept them quiet there in the eighth and ninth."
Seattle Mariners reliever Cooper Criswell pitches during a game against the New York Mets on Tuesday at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. | Steven Bisig/Imagn Images
The Mariners will attempt to clinch their third consecutive series sweep in game three against the Mets at 12:40 p.m. PT on Sunday.
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Bryan Woo will start for Seattle and Freddy Peralta will start for Baltimore .
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