2023-07-23 03:43:14
SEATTLE — JP Crawford and Teoscar Hernandez doubled as part of a five-run seventh inning, and the Seattle Mariners rallied to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-8 on Saturday.
Once again, the Blue Jays and Mariners contested a matchup of somersaults, key hits and great moments that thrilled a crowd of fans, split almost evenly between the two teams.
The teams combined to hit seven home runs. Each side had a three-homer inning.
Seattle led 3-0, Toronto took a 5-3, 7-4 lead, before the Mariners finally took control of the game with their big drive in the seventh inning.
Toronto made the game interesting in the ninth inning with three hits off Justin Topa, including Cavan Biggio’s RBI single that tightened the score to 9-8. Topa forced Kevin Kiermaier to lob and retired George Springer with a grounder for his second save.
Isaiah Campbell (1-0) got the win. The loss went to Nate Pearson (5-2).
For the Blue Jays, the Dominican Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 5-2 with two runs scored and one pushed. The Mexican Alejandro Kirk from 5-4.
For the Mariners, the Dominicans Julio Rodríguez 3-1 with two runs scored and an RBI, Hernández 4-1 with two RBIs. The Venezuelan Eugenio Suárez of 4-0.
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