Seattle Mariners’ trio of home runs power them past Detroit Tigers! Gilbert strikes out 7 over 6 innings to lead team to series point

Delayed by rain for almost three hours, the game on the 8th saw the Seattle Mariners visiting the Detroit Tigers. Starting pitcher Logan Gilbert threw 6 innings, surrendering just 1 run and recording 7 strikeouts. Backed by the team’s trio of home runs, the Mariners defeated the Tigers 8-4 and gained a 2-1 advantage in the series.

In his last 7 regular season starts, Gilbert pitched 39.1 innings, striking out 48 batters with an ERA of 2.52. In this game, he threw 85 pitches over 6 innings, allowing only 4 hits, issuing 1 walk and hitting 1 batter. The sole run he gave up came in the bottom of the 5th when a hit by pitch followed by a Javier Baez single allowed the Tigers to score on a ground ball.

The Mariners failed to get a hit in the first two innings, but in the top of the 3rd, Victor Robles led off with a long hit to reach second base. Then J.P. Crawford hit a single to the left side, and the Tigers made an error on the throw back, allowing the Mariners to score first. Randy Arozarena followed with a hit, extending the lead to 2-0.

In the top of the 4th, Eugenio Suarez hit a solo home run, pushing the Mariners’ lead to 3-0. Afterwards, Dominic Canzone and Crawford each drew walks, and Cal Raleigh added a hit to increase the lead to 4-0.

The Tigers scored a run in the bottom of the 5th thanks to a hit by pitch and a sacrifice bunt, followed by Baez’s single and Kerry Carpenter’s ground ball. In the top of the 6th, Crawford hit a solo home run, making the score 5-1. In the top of the 8th, Luke Raley reached base on a hit by pitch, Robles hit a ground ball that caused an error, and then Crawford’s sacrifice fly added another run, putting the Mariners ahead 6-1.

In the top of the 9th, Raleigh hit a two-run homer, stretching the lead to 8-1. In the bottom half, the Tigers got runners in scoring position through hits and walks. Spencer Torkelson hit a long ball, and pinch hitter Andy Ibanez followed with a single, narrowing the gap to 8-4. The Mariners’ closer Andres Munoz was called in and escaped the threat with a fly out and a double play, securing the victory and the series point with an 8-4 win.