Justin Smoak's HR highlights big night as M's drop Rangers
Justin Smoak homered in the eighth and drove in a run in the ninth to lead the Seattle Mariners to an 8-6 win over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Seattle Mariners
8
Texas Rangers
6
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-6
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Play Result 8-6
J Smoak singled to right, M Kawasaki scored, M Saunders to second.
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Advancing On Force 8-6
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
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Play Result 7-6
J Smoak homered to center (429 feet).
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-6
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Play Result 6-6
D Murphy grounded out to second, A Beltre scored, N Cruz to third, M Young to second.
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Advancing On Play 6-6
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
N Cruz singled to left, J Hamilton scored, A Beltre to second.
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Advancing On Force 6-5
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
M Napoli homered to left (422 feet), N Cruz and M Young scored.
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Advancing On Force 6-4
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Advancing On Force 6-3
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 6-1
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
N Cruz hit sacrifice fly to left, I Kinsler scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-1
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-0
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Play Result 6-0
E Thames singled to right, J Smoak scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-0
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-0
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Play Result 5-0
J Smoak singled to center, M Saunders scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-0
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
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End Inning 8-6
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-6
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Play Result 8-6
M Moreland struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 8-6
Pitch 4: strike 3 (looking)
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Strike Swinging 8-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 8-6
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-6
M Moreland batting
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Play Result 8-6
M Moreland hit for J Profar.
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-6
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Play Result 8-6
M Napoli flied out to right.
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Fly Out 8-6
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 8-6
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-6
M Napoli batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-6
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Play Result 8-6
D Murphy reached on infield single to shortstop.
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Single 8-6
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 8-6
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-6
D Murphy batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-6
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Play Result 8-6
M Young safe at second on throwing error by first baseman J Smoak.
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Error 8-6
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Batter Reached On Error - Batter To First 8-6
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 8-6
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 8-6
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-6
M Young batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-6
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Play Result 8-6
N Cruz lined out to center.
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Line Out 8-6
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Looking 8-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Swinging 8-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 8-6
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-6
N Cruz batting
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Start Inning 8-6
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-6
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Play Result 8-6
E Thames struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 8-6
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Head to Head
TEX wins series 2-1
Injuries
Texas Rangers
- Cole Winn Out
- Jose Corniell Out
- Jose Butto Out
- Corey Seager Out
- Evan Carter Out
Seattle Mariners
- Nick Davila Out
- Matt Brash Out
- Colt Emerson Out
- Josh Naylor Out
- Cal Raleigh Out
Lineups
ConfirmedTEX
Ian Kinsler2B3
Elvis AndrusDH18
Josh HamiltonCF32
Adrian Beltre3B29
Nelson CruzRF32
Michael Young1B10
David MurphyLF18
Mike Anthony NapoliC5
Jurickson ProfarSS17
Substitutes
Mitch MorelandPH18
SEA
Dustin Ackley2B4
Franklin GutierrezCF28
Kyle Seager3B15
John JasoDH28
Michael SaundersLF25
Justin Smoak1B46
Miguel OlivoC
Eric ThamesRF9
Brendan RyanSS23
Substitutes
Munenori KawasakiDH66
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