Extra innings thriller

The Mariners entered today's game having losing 8 games in a row and were looking to end it against the first place Texas Rangers. Jurickson Profar lead off the game by homering to right field, so the Rangers not only took the1-0 lead but also made myself and other Mariners fans go "here we go again". The Rangers would then scored again in the top of the second inning. Thanks to both Nelson Cruz singling and Mitch Moreland moving him to third with a double, Leonys Martin drove in Cruz with a sacrifice fly to give the Rangers the 2-0 lead. The Mariners through the first five innings had plenty of chances to score with runners in scoring position and failed to deliver in the clutch. 

In the bottom of the fourth inning the Mariners got their first hits from Endy Chavez and Kendrys Morales, with Chavez at second the Mariners had their first runner in scoring position Mike Morse struck out to end the Mariners first threat of the game. In the bottom of the fifth inning the Mariners once again had a runner at second base and Endy Chavez popped out to end the inning.

In the bottom of the sixth the Mariners got their big brake as Kyle Seager lead off the inning by doubling for the 16th time this year. Raul Ibanez was able to move Seager over by grounding out to second base and following his at bat Kendrys Morales, who has been the only one that can hit with runners in scoring position, hit a monster 2 run homerun to tie the game. Hisashi Iwakuma gave the Mariners 8 strong incredible innings and after he exited in the eighth Tom Wilhelmsen came in and shut down Texas and so the Mariners went into the ninth to try and win the game. The Mariners were able to get a runner to second base with one out but Dustin Ackley and Jesus Sucre were unable to deliver. 

Wilhelmsen finished the tenth inning going 1-2-3 but in the 11th Carter Capps gave up the go-ahead run and the Rangers took the 3-2 lead. Joe Nathan came into the game for the Rangers perfect in saves for the year, but the first pitch Raul Ibanez saw from him changed all that as Ibanez tied the game again at 3-3.

The bullpen continued to get out of jams in the twelfth and thirteenth innings. In the bottom of the thirteenth inning the Mariners DJ decided to play a little rally jig music to get us started. Kendrys Morales continued his hot game by doubling with one out, following that Carlos Triunfel moved him over by grounding out. Jason Bay then came up an inning before this at bat he came inches away from ending the game with a walk off homerun but thanks to David Murphy that didn't happen. 

So Bay decided to make up for not ending the game there and lined a single to left field scoring Morales and ending an eight game losing streak. During his post game interview he got Aaron Harang's Super Soaker hero soaking.

The Mariners will now open interleague play against their biggest National League rival the San Diego Padres.