SEATTLE — JD Martinez hit his first home run in nearly a month, Bobby Dalbec broke a tie with a solo homer and the Boston Red Sox posted their eighth win in nine games with a 4-3 victory over the Mariners on Friday. from Seattle.
Boston opened the final leg of its West Coast tour with a victory after its stumble the day before, which snapped a seven-game winning streak.
Jake Diekman (2-0), one of five relievers Boston took to the mound, claimed the win. His teammate Tanner Houck overcame his struggles in the ninth for her first save of the season, the second of his career.
Mexican Andrés Muñoz (1-3) took the loss after giving up two hits and two earned runs in a short one-inning with no walks or strikeouts.
For the Red Sox, the Dominicans Rafael Devers 4-1, with a run scored; Franchy Cordero 2-0. Puerto Rican Christian Vázquez 4-0.
For the Mariners, the Dominican Julio Rodríguez 5-0. The Venezuelans Eugenio Suárez 5-1; Luis Torrens 4-2, with a run scored.