Logan Gilbert pitched seven scoreless innings as Seattle defeated the visiting New York Mets 4-0 Saturday evening, the Mariners’ major-league-leading thirteenth shutout of the season.
Randy Arozarena and Justin Turner, each acquired on the commerce deadline, every went 2-for-3 with doubles for the Mariners, who received their third sport in a row to stay tied with Houston atop the American League West. Arozarena scored twice and Turner had two RBIs.
The Mets had been blanked for a second straight evening at T-Cell Park and dropped a half-game behind Atlanta within the chase for the Nationwide League’s third and last wild-card playoff berth.
Gilbert (7-8), who had misplaced all three of his begins since being a member of the AL All-Star group — regardless of permitting just one earned run in two of these — gave up simply three hits, two to Francisco Lindor. The suitable-hander walked one and struck out six.
Lindor led off the primary with a line-drive single to left subject however the Mariners turned a highlight-reel double play to get out of the inning. J.D. Martinez hit a grounder up the center, with second baseman Jorge Polanco making a diving cease. Polanco flipped the ball from his glove to shortstop Leo Rivas, who made a barehanded catch and stepped on the bag earlier than firing to first to nab Martinez.
The Mets did not get one other hit till Lindor lined a single up the center with two outs within the sixth. Martinez led off the seventh with a single to heart however was stranded at first as Gilbert struck out the following two batters and obtained a weak groundout to 3rd.
Mets lefty Sean Manaea (8-5), who pitched seven scoreless innings with double-digit strikeouts in every of his earlier two begins, struggled along with his command and lasted simply three innings, throwing 85 pitches. Manaea allowed three runs on 4 hits, with 5 walks and three strikeouts.
The Mariners scored 3 times within the backside of the primary. Victor Robles and Arozarena each doubled down the left subject line, making it 1-0. With one out, Turner lined an RBI double off the suitable subject wall. An out later, Mitch Haniger grounded a single up the center to attain Turner with the third run.
The Mariners tacked on a run towards reliever Phil Maton within the seventh. Arozarena lined a one-out single to heart and Cal Raleigh walked. Turner grounded a single to left to attain Arozarena and make it 4-0.
–Discipline Stage Media
