Mariners Offense Stumbles In Philadelphia, Tied For Wild-Card
By Dan Hughes

Oh this fickle game. A day after putting up eight runs on the board against the Detroit Tigers, Dustin Ackley provided the only offense for the Mariners as Seattle fell in game one of this three game series, 4-1.
Dustin Ackley, just minutes after SodoMojo writer Jack Humphreys-Munden stated that he was cooling down, provided all of the Mariners offense. Ackley collected three of the team’s four hits and knocked in the only run of the game.
Phillies starter Jerome Williams carried a three-hitter into the 8th before hitting Chris Taylor and exiting with a 4-0 lead.
Roenis Elias, who was called up from Triple-A Tacoma to make the start for Seattle, pitched four innings allowing only three hits and one earned run while striking out four. The problem was the six walks and a hit batter.
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In the 5th, up 1-0, Andres Blanco connected for a three-run shot off Dominic Leone to give the Phillies a 4-0 lead. It was his first home run since July 1, 2011, for Texas against Florida.
Down 4-0 in the 8th, Ackley doubled off Ken Giles – who had just come in to relieve Williams and gave up a single to Endy Chavez and struck out Austin Jackson– knocking in Chris Taylor for the lone Seattle run. Giles then struck out Robinson Cano and Kendrys Morales to end the threat.
The loss brings the Tigers – who had an off day – to a tie for the 2nd AL Wild-Card spot with Seattle. However, Detroit’s record gives them a one percentage point lead.
The Mariners look to bounce back today against the Phillies. Hisashi Iwakuma goes against A.J. Burnett.
BOX SCORE
Batting
Seattle
AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | SB | LOB | AVG | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Austin JacksonCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .266 |
Dustin AckleyLF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .252 |
Robinson Canó2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .329 |
Kendrys Morales1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .225 |
Fernando RodneyP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Kyle Seager3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .277 |
Mike ZuninoC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .206 |
Logan MorrisonRF-1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .233 |
Chris TaylorSS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .344 |
Brad MillerPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .201 |
Roenis ElíasP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Dominic LeoneP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Tom WilhelmsenP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Endy ChávezPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 |
Charlie FurbushP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Chris DenorfiaRF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
Totals | 31 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 17 |
Batting
2B – D Ackley 2 (24, J Williams, K Giles)
RBI – D Ackley (48)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – R Cano 1, K Morales 2, B Miller 1
GIDP – M Zunino
Team LOB – 7
Running
CS – L Morrison (1, 2nd base by J Williams/C Ruiz)
Fielding
DP – 1 (R Cano-K Morales)
Philadelphia
AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | SB | LOB | AVG | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ben RevereCF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .315 |
Carlos RuizC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .258 |
Chase Utley2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .286 |
Ryan Howard1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .221 |
Marlon ByrdRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .270 |
Darin RufLF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .256 |
Ken GilesP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Jonathan PapelbonP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Cody Asche3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .251 |
Andrés BlancoSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .313 |
Jerome WilliamsP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
Grady SizemoreLF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .297 |
Totals | 31 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 17 |
Batting
2B – M Byrd (24, R Elias); D Ruf (3, D Leone)
HR – A Blanco (1, 5th inning off D Leone 2 on, 1 Out)
RBI – M Byrd (71), A Blanco 3 (3)
2-out RBI – M Byrd
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – C Utley 1, R Howard 2, M Byrd 1, C Asche 2
GIDP – A Blanco
Team LOB – 11
Running
SB – B Revere (36, 2nd base off C Furbush/M Zunino)
Fielding
DP – 1 (A Blanco-C Utley-R Howard)
Pitching
Seattle
IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | WHIP | ERA | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Roenis Elías(L, 9-10) | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1.28 | 4.09 |
Dominic Leone | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.25 | 2.65 |
Tom Wilhelmsen | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.98 | 2.18 |
Charlie Furbush | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.24 | 3.63 |
Fernando Rodney | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.24 | 2.29 |
Philadelphia
IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | WHIP | ERA | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jerome Williams(W, 1-0) | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.97 | 2.19 |
Ken Giles | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.88 | 1.27 |
Jonathan Papelbon(SV, 29) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.86 | 1.58 |
HBP – C Utley (by R Elias); C Taylor (by J Williams)
Pitches-strikes – F Rodney 3-3; R Elias 90-48; D Leone 37-25; T Wilhelmsen 6-5; C Furbush 14-12; K Giles 21-15; J Papelbon 22-15; J Williams 94-58
Ground balls-fly balls – F Rodney 1-0; R Elias 6-3; D Leone 2-2; T Wilhelmsen 2-0; C Furbush 1-1; K Giles 1-0; J Papelbon 2-1; J Williams 9-7
Batters faced – F Rodney 1; R Elias 22; D Leone 10; T Wilhelmsen 3; C Furbush 3; K Giles 5; J Papelbon 4; J Williams 26
Game Details
Game Time: 2:52.
Umpires: HP–Lance Barksdale. 1B–Kerwin Danley. 2B–Ron Kulpa. 3B–Mark Ripperger.
Weather: 82 degrees, Mildly Cloudy.
Wind: 9 mph, Left to Right.
Attendance: 28,102.