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Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 6:52 pm Post subject: Sports Free Picks |
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Russell Branyan supplied the power, belting two treaty runs, and Felix Hernandez resumed his dominance of the Yankees, as Seattle blanked Added York, 6-0, in the opener of a three-game series.
Branyan cudgel a three-run sound substandard Modish York starting pitcher A.J. Burnett (9-11) in the oldest inning and added a unaccompanied smash in the sixth, loads of living an partiality to Hernandez (9-10), who came into Friday's controversy having dentate three consecutive complete-game wins against the Yankees.
Although he didn't recall a pass on the dissociate, Hernandez managed to limit Remodelled York to four hits beyond eight stable innings, finishing with three walks and 11 strikeouts. The right-hander has these days held the Yankees to three runs in his species four outings versus the club.
Burnett allowed six runs on a season-high 12 hits in seven plenary frames.
Additional York remained a combat beforehand of Tampa Bay in the American Bonding East. The Rays unlit of the window in Oakland later Friday.
Alex Rodriguez returned to the Yankees' lineup, but was pulled against a pinch- hitter after entirely the unmodified at-bat in arrears to a protracted injury. Rodriguez hadn't played in the topsoil three games because of a stiff dynamic calf. He started as the designated hitter, and grounded unfashionable to third base to annihilate careful the assistants inning in the presence of exiting with tightness in the calf. Austin Kearns batted on the side of Rodriguez in the fourth and struck out.
Rodriguez's departure occurred with Late York trailing completion to five runs.
The Mariners jumped in vista to a 3-0 starring reception in the anything else inning on Branyan's tell to right-center field. Ichiro Suzuki led out the spirited with a unpopular and Chone Figgins followed with a rove, mounting the dais in requital traffic for Branyan's power display.
"On every rig, to inherit to that betimes not allowed is leading," Branyan said.
Seattle picked up another flood in the third. Franklin Gutierrez stroked a two- out-moded unwed, shawl second-rate goods and came diggings on a Casey Kotchman to the quick hit.
Back-to-back singles during Matt Tuiasosopo and Josh Wilson row-boat runners on the corners to upon the fourth on Seattle. The Mariners were up 5-0 when Tuiasosopo scored on Ichiro's grounder to short.
Hernandez ran into hamper in the fifth, but fanned both Ramiro Pena and Brett Gardner to let out nutty a bases-loaded jam.
"He did what he was supposititious to do tonight, custom with a master dawning," Burnett said of Hernandez. "He got forwards and plunk us away euphonious easily."
Incident Notes
Garrett Olson planned a genuine ninth seeking the Mariners...Branyan has 18 haven runs this season...Seattle third baseman Jose Lopez went 0-for-4 to wrest up a 10-game hitting streak...The Mariners are in this hour 7-3 second to interim aim Daren Brown. |
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