Cano homers as Mariners beat White Sox 8

Mariners sixth. N.Cruz doubled to center. David Rollins ended the inning by striking out Jose Abreu. Av.Garcia walked on four pitches, Saladino scored, Abreu to third, Me.Cabrera to second. Logan Kensing, called up earlier in the day from Triple-A Tacoma, relieved and allowed a two-run homer to Adam LaRoche, his 12th. “He’s one of the best in the game, and I’m glad to be with him”. “Everyone did their jobs exceptionally well today except me, and unfortunately I sucked bad enough that we weren’t able to get the win”.

“They were just putting the ball in play with the sinker”, he said.

Chicago answered with four runs in the eighth. Over-use caught up with Farquhar, Tom Wilhelmsen and veteran Joe Beimel, while injury (Charlie Furbush) and a lack of starters (Vidal Nuno) also cost the bullpen two key players.

“Fortunately, we got in the bullpen and did some damage late, ” said Adam LaRoche, who drove in the tying run in the ninth on a pinch-hit grounder. The Mariners’ bullpen was handed a lead in the seventh inning and didn’t turn it into an adventure or a loss. Mark Trumbo doubled to open, advanced on Brad Miller’s sacrifice and scored on Jesus Sucre’s single. Franklin Gutierrez plated Cruz with a single into right-center to push the lead to 4-1. Cano walked. Gutierrez singled to right, N.Cruz scored, Cano to second.

Seattle Mariners’ Robinson Cano runs the bases after hitting a…

John Danks’ continuing road struggles put the Chicago White Sox into too deep a hole Sunday. “Once I realized it was going to stay fair, I just wanted it to kind of get down already”. It was Cano’s 14th homer of the season.

“Any time he elevates (a pitch), there’s going to be some issues”, Ventura said. Chicago shortstop Alexei Ramirez hit an RBI single up the middle, scoring Avisail Garcia from second to cut Seattle’s lead to 3-2.

LaRoche’s home run was his third since August 7, following a 30-game stretch without one.

It was a feel-good Nuno story until the ninth. “It’s something I’ll look back on at the end of the season and probably appreciate it a little more then”. “That is the 17th blown save and the 22nd loss in the opponent’s last at-bat”.

The Seattle Mariners disappointing season continued on Saturday as they fell to the White Sox. Right-hander Jeff Samardzija (8-9, 4.64 ERA) starts the opener. The 29 strikeouts by Sale in back-to-back starts were the highest two-start total of his career and the most in franchise history…. But one factor in the club’s favor is that they play teams with losing records in 24 of their final 40 contests, including seven at home this week against the Boston Red Sox and Mariners.

1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. The Athletics counter with left-hander Felix Doubront (0-0, 2.70 ERA).

“Rodney didn’t perform, and everyone else had to step up”, McClendon said. Seattle RF/DH Nelson Cruz carried a 31-game streak of reaching base into the game….