The game pitted Tommy Hunter against Doug Fister, and it remained scoreless until Nelson Cruz homered with one out in the top of the sixth. Cruz was the second batter of the inning after Vladimir Guerrero starting the inning with a single but was thrown out trying to stretch it to a double. After the long ball, Ian Kinsler and Mitch Moreland both singled. But the rally was squashed when Kinsler tried to come home from third on a ball fired directly at third baseman Jose Lopez.
Not going away, Seattle Chone Figgins hit a ball over Hunter’s head toward Elvis Andrus that bounced off the bag for a long single, especially for the speedy Figgins. That ricquote coupled with an RBI double allowed the Mariners to tie the game. The play at the plate wasn’t simple either, though. When first coming in, Figgins missed the plate, blocked well by Matt Treanor, but then the ball got away from the catcher, allowing Figgins to run back and touch the plate.
Round Rock product Ryan Langerhans led off the Mariners’ seventh with a triple into the right field corner. Although Hunter has done some fancy stepping at times this season, he allowed a single to shortstop Josh Wilson and was removed trailing 2-1.
Relievers Clay Rapada and Dustin Nippert did not surrender a hit while Darren Oliver only game a single to former Ranger first baseman Justin Smoak,
Ninth-inning pinch hitter Chris Davis walked to lead off the inning and made it to third, but was not able to score. The magic number stays at six.
Notes:
- Josh Hamilton is scheduled to try a new treatment Monday for his bruised ribs.
- Read more about the Cubs’ Tyler Colvin being hit with a splintered bat here: http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100919&content_id=14847072&vkey=news_chc&c_id=chc
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