SEATTLE (AP) – Tim Beckham hit a pinch-hit homer in the eighth inning and the
Seattle Mariners beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 on Tuesday night.
Omar Narvaez also homered for the Mariners, who overcame early and late bullpen
troubles and snapped a four-game losing streak. The Cardinals lost for the sixth
time in seven games.
Beckham hit the third pinch-hit homer of his career and 13th home run of the
season off Giovanny Gallegos (1-1) to break a 4-all tie. It was the second
pinch-hit home run of the season for the Mariners.
Dee Gordon’s two-out RBI single in the second scored Austin Nola and gave the
Mariners a 2-1 lead. Cardinals starter Jack Flaherty seemed to pull it together
midway through the third when we struck out two batters with two on to get out
of the inning. He then retired the side in the fourth with two strikeouts and a
ground out back to the pitcher.
But, he opened the fifth inning with four straight balls to Daniel Vogelbach,
then gave up a first-pitch homer to Omar Narvaez, making it 4-2.
Yairo Munoz, in the lineup for the injured Matt Carpenter, tied the game at 4-4
in the seventh with a two-out, two-run homer. Mariners reliever Austin Adams
(1-0) entered and struck out the four batters he faced to set up Beckham. Roenis
Elias pitched the ninth for his 11th save.
Jose Martinez had two solo home runs, off opener Matt Carasiti in the first
inning and reliever Wade LeBlanc in the sixth.
TRAINING ROOM
Cardinals: The team reinstated reliever John Brebbia from the paternity list.
UP NEXT
Cardinals: RHP Adam Wainwright (5-7, 4.35 ERA) is 5-2 in games pitched against
AL West opponents.
Mariners: RHP Mike Leake (7-7, 4.63 ERA) is 5-2 following a loss (he lost to
Milwaukee on June 27), the only current Seattle starter above .500.
Game time is 9:10 with the pre-game at 8:15 on KTLO-AM.
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