Seattle Mariners Recap: Mariners explode for 8 runs in 9th to tie A’s

Pax-Man struggles but offense bails him out as the Mariners score 8 runs in the 9th to tie division rival Oakland.

The Seattle Mariners (8-8-2) tied the division rival Oakland Athletics (6-6-1) 11-11 this afternoon at Hohokam Stadium. It was a high scoring affair as both offenses put on a show.

James Paxton got the start for Seattle, and he struggled early this afternoon. Oakland came out hot early in this one, scoring 2 runs in the first on a Danny Valencia home run. In the 2nd inning, Paxton walked 2, hit a batter, and allowed 2 doubles as he gave up a 3 spot. Paxton looked to regain his composure going into the 3rd inning but couldn’t retire and of the first four batters he faced before being taken out and replaced by David Rollins. Overall, Paxton gave up 7 runs, all earned, allowing 6 hits while walking 4 and striking out 2.

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Rollins threw two innings and still couldn’t stop the A’s offense, allowing a run and a hit. Steve Cishek came into the game in the 5th inning and retired the side in order with a strikeout. Joel Peralta pitched the 6th and allowed 1 run on 2 hits. Blake Parker retired the 7th in order with a strikeout and Matt Anderson pitched a perfect 8th for the Mariners.

The Mariner’s offense fought hard in this one. Robinson Cano hit a 2-run homerun in the 4th inning, and Rob Brantly hit a solo dinger in the 5th. Dae-Ho Lee is battling for the right handed first base spot, and he went 1-2 with a double. Shawn O’Malley continued his hot spring, going 2-2 with 2 RBI and a double. Mike Zunino added a run in the 9th with a triple going 2-3 on the day.

The Mariners pushed to make an exciting comeback in the 9th inning against A’s relief pitcher Eduard Santos as they added a pair of runs. Down 9-5 with the bases loaded and 1 out, the A’s brought in Ryan Brasier to get the final two outs. Brasier threw 8 straight balls to walk Jesus Montero and Steven Lerud to make it a 9-7 ballgame.

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A sacrifice fly by Arby Fields brought the M’s to within one with 2 outs and runners on 1st and 2nd. A single by Braden Bishop tied the game at 9-9 and the A’s changed pitchers once again, this time turning to Trey Cochran-Gill. He allowed a single to Chris Taylor to give the Mariners their first lead of the day at 10-9. Cochran-Gill allowed a single to Zunino to re-load the bases before walking O’Malley to make it 11-9.

Anderson came back out in the bottom of the ninth and allowed a run to the A’s to make it 11-10. The Mariners brought in Osmer Morales to record the final 2 outs with runners on the corners. Morales struck out the first batter he faced, but then allowed a single to tie the game at 11-11. Morales recorded the final out and the game ended as an 11-11 tie.

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Looking ahead, the Seattle Mariners (9-8) will head to their home park in Peoria to take on the Texas Rangers (9-4) who are playing as a split squad. First Pitch is scheduled for 1:10 pm PT as the Mariners have Nate Karns (0-1, 4.00) scheduled to take the mound tomorrow who is battling for the fifth spot in the rotation. The game will be televised on Root Sports and can also be viewed on MLB.tv or heard on 710 ESPN.