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Seattle Mariners manager Dan Wilson talks after a 5-1 loss against the Boston Red Sox on Saturday at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. | Teren Kowatsch/Roundtable Sports
SEATTLE — For the second game in a row, the Seattle Mariners mustered just two hits against the Boston Red Sox, who prevailed 5-1 in game two of a three-game series on Saturday at T-Mobile Park.
The Mariners dropped the series to the Red Sox with the loss and fell to .500 (39-39) on the season.
Despite the loss, the M's were able to maintain its half-game lead over the Athletics atop the American League West due to the A's losing 7-0 to the Los Angeles Angles on Saturday.
"I think the way our guys are putting up their at-bats, it's just something that we're gonna have to make the adjustment and get after it tomorrow, and we'll do that," Seattle manager Dan Wilson said in a postgame interview Saturday. " ... We were in a stretch where we were able to (beat left-handed pitching) and right now that's not happening for us. But it's something that we can adjust to, and we will."
The Mariners' only run of the game in the bottom of the first inning. With runners on the corners and one out, first baseman Josh Naylor hit an RBI single to bring home third baseman J.P. Crawford.
Both Seattle's hits Saturday came in the first inning. Cal Raleigh hit a single two plate appearances before Naylor's run-scoring single, but was out at second after Julio Rodriguez hit into a fielder's choice.
Rodriguez was caught stealing third and outfielder Rob Refsnyder grounded out to end the best scoring opportunity the Mariners had Saturday.
Boston starting pitcher Connelly Early issued five free bases: two walks and three hit-by-pitches. Seattle had runners reach in the first three innings and four of the first six but were unable to capitalize beyond Naylor's RBI single.
"(Early) was unpredictable," Wilson said. "It was tough to square up and we just weren't able to get anything going. He was a tough customer for us tonight again. We saw it last night with (Ranger Suarez) moving the ball around. Early was similar tonight, just in a different way. Just weren't able to capitalize when we had opportunities. That happens from time to time. We just got to come out tomorrow and get after them."
Mariners staring pitcher Emerson Hancock worked with the first three innings before the Red Sox took the lead in the top of the fourth.
Boston right fielder Wilyer Abreu hit a two-run homer to left-center field to put his team in front 2-1.
That homer was the only blemish for Hancock until the sixth inning. After inducing a groundout to lead off the top of the sixth, Hancock surrendered a single and issued two walks to set the Red Sox up with the bases loaded and one out.
Left-handed reliever Jose A. Ferrer inherited the situation but was unable to navigate through the jam.
Abreu scored on a wild pitch and third baseman Caleb Durbin hit a two-RBI single to bolster Boston's lead to the eventual final of 5-1.
Hancock was dinged due to the inherited runners scoring. He finished the game with six strikeouts, two walks, one wild pitch and five earned runs allowed on four hits (one homer) in 5.1 innings pitched.
"I think the word is 'resilient.' That's what you got to be," Hancock said after the game. "There's gonna be ups, there's gonna be downs, there's gonna be good waves, there's gonna be bad waves. But really good teams are resilient and they show up every day ready to rock and roll. And I think tomorrow is just another opportunity for us to do that."
Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Emerson Hancock throws during a game against the Boston Red Sox on Saturday at T-Mobile Park. | Stephen Brashear/Imagn Images<br>
Seattle relievers Nick Davila, Michael Rucker and Alex Hoppe were able to keep the Red Sox from extending their lead further in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings, respectively, but the Mariners hitters were unable to generate any traffic in the final three frames.
The M's will look to avoid the series sweep and get back over .500 in game three of the set at 1:10 p.m. PT on Sunday at T-Mobile Park.
Logan Gilbert will start for Seattle and Payton Tolle will start for Boston.
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SEATTLE — For the second game in a row, the Seattle Mariners mustered just two hits against the Boston Red Sox, who prevailed 5-1 in game two of a three-game series on Saturday at T-Mobile Park.
The Mariners dropped the series to the Red Sox with the loss and fell to .500 (39-39) on the season.
Despite the loss, the M's were able to maintain its half-game lead over the Athletics atop the American League West due to the A's losing 7-0 to the Los Angeles Angles on Saturday.
"I think the way our guys are putting up their at-bats, it's just something that we're gonna have to make the adjustment and get after it tomorrow, and we'll do that," Seattle manager Dan Wilson said in a postgame interview Saturday. " ... We were in a stretch where we were able to (beat left-handed pitching) and right now that's not happening for us. But it's something that we can adjust to, and we will."
The Mariners' only run of the game in the bottom of the first inning. With runners on the corners and one out, first baseman Josh Naylor hit an RBI single to bring home third baseman J.P. Crawford.
Both Seattle's hits Saturday came in the first inning. Cal Raleigh hit a single two plate appearances before Naylor's run-scoring single, but was out at second after Julio Rodriguez hit into a fielder's choice.
Rodriguez was caught stealing third and outfielder Rob Refsnyder grounded out to end the best scoring opportunity the Mariners had Saturday.
Boston starting pitcher Connelly Early issued five free bases: two walks and three hit-by-pitches. Seattle had runners reach in the first three innings and four of the first six but were unable to capitalize beyond Naylor's RBI single.
"(Early) was unpredictable," Wilson said. "It was tough to square up and we just weren't able to get anything going. He was a tough customer for us tonight again. We saw it last night with (Ranger Suarez) moving the ball around. Early was similar tonight, just in a different way. Just weren't able to capitalize when we had opportunities. That happens from time to time. We just got to come out tomorrow and get after them."
Mariners staring pitcher Emerson Hancock worked with the first three innings before the Red Sox took the lead in the top of the fourth.
Boston right fielder Wilyer Abreu hit a two-run homer to left-center field to put his team in front 2-1.
That homer was the only blemish for Hancock until the sixth inning. After inducing a groundout to lead off the top of the sixth, Hancock surrendered a single and issued two walks to set the Red Sox up with the bases loaded and one out.
Left-handed reliever Jose A. Ferrer inherited the situation but was unable to navigate through the jam.
Abreu scored on a wild pitch and third baseman Caleb Durbin hit a two-RBI single to bolster Boston's lead to the eventual final of 5-1.
Hancock was dinged due to the inherited runners scoring. He finished the game with six strikeouts, two walks, one wild pitch and five earned runs allowed on four hits (one homer) in 5.1 innings pitched.
"I think the word is 'resilient.' That's what you got to be," Hancock said after the game. "There's gonna be ups, there's gonna be downs, there's gonna be good waves, there's gonna be bad waves. But really good teams are resilient and they show up every day ready to rock and roll. And I think tomorrow is just another opportunity for us to do that."
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Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Emerson Hancock throws during a game against the Boston Red Sox on Saturday at T-Mobile Park. | Stephen Brashear/Imagn Images<br>
Seattle relievers Nick Davila, Michael Rucker and Alex Hoppe were able to keep the Red Sox from extending their lead further in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings, respectively, but the Mariners hitters were unable to generate any traffic in the final three frames.
The M's will look to avoid the series sweep and get back over .500 in game three of the set at 1:10 p.m. PT on Sunday at T-Mobile Park.
Logan Gilbert will start for Seattle and Payton Tolle will start for Boston.
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