After an emotional night on Saturday and a heart breaking 10-0 loss to the last place Brewers the Mariners sent out their Cy Young candidate Felix Hernandez. Felix was looking for his 12th win of the year and also looking to have a better outing then he did when he gave up 6 runs in his last start. Felix started things off great as he only needed 10 pitches to get out of the top of the first inning but then in the second he got into some trouble. After striking out Carlos Gomez he walked Caleb Gindl and then gave up a double to Juan Francisco but as always Felix was Felix, he came back and struck out Jeff Bianchi and then got Scooter Gennett to pop out.
In the top of the third Felix struck out two batters in the top of the third and in the bottom half of the third his team helped him out big time. Dustin Ackley continued his hot home stand by leading off the inning with his 12th double of the year and after Brendan Ryan grounded out to second that moved Ackley over, Brewers starter Wily Peralta threw a wild pitch that allowed Ackley to mossy on home and score and the M's drew first blood in the game. Felix also got some help from Justin Smoak in the bottom of the fifth inning as he hit his 13th home run of the year and the Mariners went up 2-0.
Felix though gave the Mariners the biggest push in the game as he pitched eight strong innings striking out nine. Felix's biggest inning had to be in the eighth. He entered the eighth inning with only 88 pitches under his belt, so people (including myself) were thinking if he throws only 10 or 11 pitches we could see him in the ninth. Unfortunately he didn't, after getting Francisco to pop out on three pitches Bianchi struck out on eight pitches, then Felix gave up a two out single to Gennett but came back and struck out Martin Maldonado on six pitches. As King Felix walked back into the dugout 25,390 fans stood up and applauded the King knowing with 108 pitches his day was done.
Danny Farquhar was brought into the ninth looking for his fourth save of the year. Farquhar only needed 18 pitches to end the Mariners losing streak and prevent the sweep. Felix improved to 12-5 and lowered his ERA to 2.28. Farquhar has now converted his last two saves in a row and has lowered his ERA to 4.82. The Mariners now go to St. Petersburg for a three game match up with the Rays and following that they will travel to Texas for a three game match up with Rangers.
NOTES: In yesterday's game the first five batters combined to go 0 for 15.
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