MIAMI (AP) — Jesús Luzardo allowed one run and two hits in six innings and the Miami Marlins gained their seventh straight sport, beating the Seattle Mariners 3-1 on Saturday evening.
Brian Anderson had two hits for the Marlins, whose final seven-game win streak ran from April 24-30, 2016.
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Luzardo (2-1) struck out 5 and walked one in his longest outing of the season.
“I just wanted to get ahead and attack the hitters,” Luzardo mentioned. “I feel that’s the biggest adjustment I’ve made this year. My stuff was working in the zone. I didn’t want to fall behind in the count and give the hitters the edge.”
Mariners starter Robbie Ray cruised by way of the primary 4 innings earlier than working into hassle in a 36-pitch fifth inning. The reigning AL Cy Young Award winner allowed RBI singles to Bryan De La Cruz and Jon Berti and walked three, together with Garrett Cooper with the bases loaded.
“(Ray) was unbelievable tonight,” mentioned Anderson, who started the fifth-inning rally with a double. “He didn’t make many mistakes and when he did, we were ready. The way our pitching has been going, any offense that we can put together it seems to give us a whole lot of confidence.”
Ray (1-2) was lifted after 5 innings. He gave up three runs, 4 hits, struck out eight and walked 4.
“I felt really good, command was really good, fastball was good, slider was good,” Ray mentioned. “It’s the best I felt all year. I came up short and lost a little of my focus. Self-inflicted.”
De La Cruz and Berti had been a part of the all right-handed hitting lineup Marlins supervisor Don Mattingly used in opposition to the left-handed Ray.
“Everybody’s got a role on our club, and I think that’s better for me and our staff when the pieces fit,” Mattingly mentioned. “Everybody has something that we expect from them and they know over time they’re all part of it.”
Miami relievers Anthony Bass and Cole Sulser every threw a scoreless inning and Anthony Bender pitched round two singles within the ninth for his sixth save.
- P. Crawford had three of the Mariners’ 5 hits.
“Playing these tight games against really good pitching ,you have to find a way to get it done,” Mariners supervisor Scott Servais mentioned. “We’re fine. It goes in streaks like that. It’s just a matter of getting through it now.”
Seattle struck first on Dylan Moore’s leadoff homer within the third. Moore drove Luzardo’s fastball over the wall in left-center for his first dwelling run of the season.
DOUBLE SWITCH
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Mariners’ catcher Luis Torrens started the sport because the designated hitter, however when Adam Frazier pinch hit for catcher Tom Murphy within the seventh, Torrens took over the place within the backside half. The transfer value Seattle its designated hitter.
CLOSE CALL
Jesús Aguilar hit a line drive that bounced off the leg of Marlins third base coach Al Pedrique within the fifth. Pedrique, who was positioned towards base runner De La Cruz at second, fell to the bottom however shortly reached his toes.
MARINERS MOVES
IF Mike Ford was traded to the San Francisco Giants for money issues. The 29-year-old Ford signed a minor league take care of Seattle final month and commenced the season at Triple-A Tacoma. The Mariners promoted Ford to the main league membership April 19 earlier than he was designated for task Monday. … OF Stuart Fairchild was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma.
DIAZ DEALT
The Marlins traded IF Isan Díaz to the San Francisco Giants for money issues or a participant to be named. Díaz was designated for task throughout spring coaching and commenced the season in Miami’s Triple-A membership in Jacksonville. With Díaz’s departure, the 4 gamers Miami acquired for Christian Yelich in 2018 are now not within the group.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Mariners: OF Mitch Haniger (excessive proper ankle sprain) was positioned on the 10-day injured listing. Haniger underwent an MRI Saturday and Servais mentioned the take a look at confirmed the harm’s severity.
Marlins: RHP Sixto Sánchez (proper shoulder surgical procedure) is throwing from 45 toes.
UP NEXT
RHP Logan Gilbert (3-0, 0.40) will begin the collection finale for the Mariners on Sunday and the Marlins will go together with RHP Sandy Alcantara (2-1, 1.78).
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