Twins Fall In Series Finale

Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Mike Pelfrey delivers to the Seattle Mariners during the first inni …

Hicks went deep in the second inning for Minnesota, Jackson hit a two-run homer in the fourth for the Mariners and Rosario scooted home in the fifth when second baseman Chris Taylor misplayed a grounder from Eduardo Escobar with the infield drawn in that put the Twins up 8-5. The M’s were 41-48, but still somehow “only” 7.5 games back in the AL West. At this point a lot of Seattle’s supporters had grown grumpy with the team and jumped ship, writing them off as a bunch of bums and even “refusing” to talk about them in some cases.

Mariners: RHP Charlie Furbush (left biceps tendinitis) threw a bullpen session, which Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon characterized as “OK”. Blake Swihart also had a pair of hits, doubling with one out in the eighth and scoring on a wild pitch to make it 7-5. “I felt like after the first inning, I felt pretty confident and just kept attacking them”. Their effort gave the Mariners’ offense enough time to come around. “I said, “˜I think you are the only one in the stadium that saw me raise my hands.”™ It”™s unfortunate. “But sometimes it goes a little extra”.

The Seattle Mariners face the Minnesota Twins in the third game of a four-game series today in Minneapolis.

Smith was in trouble from the beginning when Miguel Sano ambushed a fastball and lined it into the right-field corner for a leadoff double. He received a no-decision against Toronto in his last turn when he gave up four runs (three earned) and six hits over six innings.

“Wins, we’re finding out, are a little tougher, but we found a way to stay in the game”, manager Paul Molitor told MLB’s official website. “… Guys try actually arduous to create issues”. I don’t know how many balls we pulled for outs, but it seemed significant to me.

Smith came into the ninth with the Mariners leading 2-1 as Minnesota mustered just four hits and one run through the first eight innings. The Twins placed 3B Trevor Plouffe on the paternity list after the birth of his son Teddy. He led off with his 28th homer of the season, pulverizing a 3-2 slider and sending it off the bullpen wall in left-center. Twins RHP Tyler Duffey will be recalled from Triple-A Rochester to take Milone’s spot in the rotation. Price will be making his Toronto debut. Twins RHP Ryan Pressly will be transferred to the 60-day disabled list to make room for Duffey on the 40-man roster.

Yankees 13, White Sox 6: Mark Teixeira homered from both sides of the plate for the record 14th time, hitting his 10th grand slam and a two-run homer that led New York past Chicago. The Blue Jays beat first-place Kansas City on Sunday and trail Minnesota by one game for the final playoff spot. Batting just. 234 this season after being picked for the All-Star team last year, Suzuki was excited to see Rosario walked in front of him. Jepsen struck out Cruz before being relieved by Brian Duensing. He finished with a season-high eight strikeouts while giving up three hits and a walk.

Twins right-hander Trevor May got the win, pitching one shutout inning before the rally.

Seattle scored once in the first inning against Gibson. Trumbo and Jackson led off with singles.

The Twins loaded the bases on three singles in the third inning, but Joe Mauer grounded into a double play to end that threat.