Logan Gilbert pitched seven sturdy innings, Teoscar Hernández and Julio Rodriguez homered and the Seattle Mariners beat the San Diego Padres 4-1 on Tuesday night time to snap a three-game dropping streak.
“Awesome outing. He was on top of them all night long,” Servais stated about Gilbert. “It starts with the fastball. When you are commanding it early in the game you get respect from the other team with your fastball and that is what he did tonight.”
Gilbert (4-3) allowed one run and three hits and had six strikeouts to assist the Mariners win for under the second time in seven video games.
“They (Padres) have good names all throughout the order, so you can’t really let your guard down,” Gilbert stated. “Just trying to execute and make those big pitches when I needed to and I felt like tonight I did a pretty good job of that.”
Hernández hit a solo house run to middle within the sixth off reliever Brent Honeywell (2-3) to provide Seattle a 2-1 lead. Rodriguez hit a solo shot within the eighth off Steven Wilson, and Hernández added an RBI single to cap the scoring.
“I was looking for one of those pitches that he (Musgrove) has – the change-up – and he (gave) one in the strike zone and I just put a good swing on it,” Hernández stated.
PHOTOS: Mariners beat Padres 4-1 to snap a 3-game dropping streak
Paul Sewald pitched a scoreless ninth for his twelfth save.
“Offensively, tonight we are moving in the right direction, Servais said. “We love the home runs, no question about it.”
Padres starter Joe Musgrove went 5 innings, giving up one run and 4 hits whereas hanging out eight.
“I wasted a few pitches early on in the outing,” Musgrove stated. “I feel like as the game went on, I started finding the rhythm a little better, executed a little better.”
San Diego’s lone run got here within the third when Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a check-swing fielder’s option to first base to attain Rougned Odor from third.
“Look, both starters pitched well. He (Gilbert) outlasted ours (Musgrove) a little bit,” San Diego supervisor Bob Melvin stated. “And we gave up some runs, which is a little bit out of character for our bullpen, but when you only score one run you put a lot of pressure on them.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Mariners: IF J.P. Crawford (bruised proper knee) returned to the lineup Tuesday after miss a recreation following a collision Saturday. … LHP Marco Gonzales has a flexor pressure. The Mariners hope he’s out lower than a month.
Padres: IF Xander Bogaerts (left wrist soreness) remained sidelined and out of the beginning lineup for a 3rd straight recreation. Melvin wouldn’t rule out a Wednesday return, nevertheless it appears likelier the staff would use an off say Thursday to provide Bogaerts an additional day of relaxation.
UP NEXT
Mariners RHP George Kirby (5-4, 3.04) begins the second recreation of the two-game sequence Wednesday in opposition to RHP Michael Wacha (5-2, 3.48).
Content Source: www.washingtontimes.com