Hisashi Iwakuma Tosses A Gem, Mariners Down Phillies
By Dan Hughes
Just what the doctor ordered.
A night after being stymied by Jerome Williams, the Mariners jumped on A.J. Burnett often and were backed by arguably the best start of the season by Hisashi Iwakuma. The offense staked ‘Kuma to a 2-0 lead before he took the mound and cruised to a 5-2 win over the Phillies.
Iwakuma (12-6) went 8 IP striking out 11 while allowing only four hits and no walks. Charlie Furbush got two outs in the 9th before being replaced by Yoervis Medina, who got in a bit of trouble.
With a runner at 1st and two down, Medina gave up a single to Marlon Byrd. After Byrd took 2nd uncontested, Medina uncorked a wild pitch to score Chase Utley from 3rd. Domonic Brown then doubled to score Byrd and Medina hit Carlos Ruiz.
Manager Lloyd McClendon had seen enough, and brought in Fernando Rodney who struck out Cody Asche to finally end it.
The Mariners got on the board early with Austin Jackson and Dustin Ackley leading off against Burnett with back-to-back walks. Then, with Robinson Cano batting, Jackson and Ackley initiated a double steal putting them at 2nd and 3rd with no one out.
Cano then grounded out to second, but it allowed Jackson to score and moved Ackley to 3rd. After Kyle Seager struck out, Logan Morrison singled to score Ackley and the M’s had a 2-0 lead
Kyle Seager added a solo homer in the 6th, which proved to be the game-winner. Mike Zunino singled in two in the 8th for more cushion.
It wasn’t an outstanding performance offensively, as the Mariners were 2-for-11 with runners in scoring position. This could have been a blowout. However, the win only kept the M’s tied with the Tigers for the 2nd wild-card spot.
The M’s sit 6.5 games back of the Angels and 6 back of the A’s in the AL West.
BOX SCORE
Batting
Seattle
AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | SB | LOB | AVG | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Austin JacksonCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .266 |
Dustin AckleyLF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .253 |
Charlie FurbushP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Yoervis MedinaP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Fernando RodneyP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Robinson Canó2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .328 |
Kyle Seager3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .276 |
Logan Morrison1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 |
Endy ChávezRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 |
Mike ZuninoC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .210 |
Brad MillerSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .199 |
Hisashi IwakumaP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
Chris DenorfiaPH-LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .242 |
Totals | 33 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 11 |
Batting
2B – A Jackson (28, A Burnett); D Ackley (25, A Burnett)
HR – K Seager (19, 6th inning off A Burnett 0 on, 0 Out)
RBI – R Cano (69), K Seager (78), L Morrison (25), M Zunino 2 (47)
2-out RBI – L Morrison, M Zunino 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – R Cano 1, K Seager 2
Team LOB – 8
Running
SB – A Jackson 2 (13, 2nd base off A Burnett/C Ruiz, 3rd base off A Burnett/C Ruiz), D Ackley (7, 2nd base off A Burnett/C Ruiz), R Cano (10, 2nd base off A Burnett/C Ruiz)
CS – L Morrison (2, 2nd base by A Burnett/C Ruiz)
Philadelphia
AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | SB | LOB | AVG | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ben RevereCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .313 |
Jimmy RollinsSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .236 |
Chase Utley2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .284 |
Ryan Howard1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .221 |
Marlon ByrdRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .270 |
Domonic BrownLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .226 |
Carlos RuizC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .259 |
Cody Asche3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .251 |
A.J. BurnettP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .140 |
Mario HollandsP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Grady SizemorePH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .294 |
César JiménezP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Totals | 33 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 11 |
Batting
2B – R Howard (14, H Iwakuma); D Brown (19, Y Medina)
RBI – D Brown (54)
2-out RBI – D Brown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – D Brown 1, C Asche 1
Team LOB – 6
Pitching
Seattle
IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | WHIP | ERA | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hisashi Iwakuma(W, 12-6) | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0.95 | 2.57 |
Charlie Furbush | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.25 | 3.82 |
Yoervis Medina | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.18 | 2.34 |
Fernando Rodney(SV, 36) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.23 | 2.28 |
Philadelphia
IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | WHIP | ERA | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A.J. Burnett(L, 6-14) | 7.2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1.41 | 4.42 |
Mario Hollands | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.36 | 4.20 |
César Jiménez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.18 | 0.00 |
WP – Y Medina
HBP – C Ruiz (by Y Medina); R Cano (by A Burnett); M Zunino (by A Burnett)
Pitches-strikes – C Furbush 15-10; Y Medina 11-6; F Rodney 5-3; H Iwakuma 96-74; A Burnett 125-72; M Hollands 1-1; C Jimenez 27-16
Ground balls-fly balls – C Furbush 1-0; Y Medina 1-0; F Rodney 0-0; H Iwakuma 9-5; A Burnett 12-4; M Hollands 1-0; C Jimenez 2-0
Batters faced – C Furbush 3; Y Medina 3; F Rodney 1; H Iwakuma 28; A Burnett 34; M Hollands 1; C Jimenez 5
Game Details
Game Time: 3:06.
Umpires: HP–Kerwin Danley. 1B–Ron Kulpa. 2B–Mark Ripperger. 3B–Lance Barksdale.
Weather: 82 degrees, Cloudy.
Wind: 5 mph, Out to Left.
Attendance: 31,592.