Mariners bullpen implodes in 7th
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 13 years, 9 months AGO
SEATTLE (AP) - Brandon Inge scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch from Seattle reliever Josh Lueke in the seventh inning, Jhonny Peralta later added a bases-clearing triple, and Max Scherzer remained unbeaten on the season as the Detroit Tigers rallied late for an 8-3 win over the Mariners on Monday night.
Inge led off the seventh with a single to left, went to second on a sacrifice bunt and moved to third on Ryan Raburn's single. Lueke (1-1) then dumped a slider in the dirt that catcher Miguel Olivo couldn't keep from going to the backstop allowing Inge to score. It was just the start of a six-run inning for the Tigers against Seattle's relievers.
By that point, Scherzer (3-0) was ready to turn things over to the Tigers' bullpen. Scherzer gave up a two-run homer to Milton Bradley in the third inning, but benefited from Seattle's continued inability to get any clutch hitting.
Seattle starter Jason Vargas fought his way through six innings, but remained winless since last August.
Detroit rebounded after dropping the final two games of a four-game set in Oakland, but had concerns raised again about the health of designated hitter Victor Martinez after he left the game in the second inning.
M's Gutierrez headed to Mayo Clinic: Mariners center fielder Franklin Gutierrez will travel to the Mayo Clinic for further examination to try and solve his stomach issues.Gutierrez has been on the disabled list all season with stomach gastritis.
Detroit Seattle
ab r h bi ab r h bi
AJcksn cf 4 0 0 0 ISuzuki rf 5 0 1 0
Raburn lf 5 1 1 0 Figgins 3b 4 1 1 0
Ordonz rf 2 0 0 0 Bradly lf 3 1 2 2
Santiag 2b 1 1 0 0 Cust dh 3 0 0 0
MiCarr 1b 4 3 2 1 Smoak 1b 5 1 1 1
VMrtnz dh 1 0 1 0 AKndy 2b 4 0 1 0
C.Wells dh 3 1 0 0 Olivo c 4 0 2 0
Boesch rf 3 1 2 1 Lngrhn cf 3 0 0 0
Kelly rf 0 0 0 0 Ryan ss 3 0 1 0
JhPerlt ss 5 0 2 3
Avila c 4 0 1 0
Inge 3b 4 1 1 0
Totals 36 8 10 5 Totals 34 3 9 3
Detroit 010 001 600-8
Seattle 002 000 010-3
E_Bradley (2). LOB_Detroit 8, Seattle 11. 2B_Boesch (5), Avila (2), A.Kennedy (3). 3B_Jh.Peralta (1). HR_Bradley (2), Smoak (2). CS_Figgins (1), Olivo (2). S_A.Jackson.
IP H R ER BB SO
Detroit
Scherzer W,3-0 6 6 2 2 4 7
Villarreal 2/3 1 0 0 1 0
Schlereth 2/3 2 1 1 0 1
Benoit 2/3 0 0 0 1 1
Valverde 1 0 0 0 1 1
Seattle
Vargas 6 6 2 2 2 4
Lueke L,1-1 1/3 3 4 4 1 0
Ray 2/3 1 2 2 2 1
Pauley 1 0 0 0 0 1
Wilhelmsen 1 0 0 0 1 1
Umpires_Home, Larry Vanover; First, Tony Randazzo; Second, Dan Bellino; Third, Brian Gorman.
T_3:34. A_12,774 (47,878).