Corbin throws seven shutout innings as Nationals take one other sequence by beating Mariners

SEATTLE — After pinch-hitter Cal Raleigh went down swinging for the ultimate out, the boos shortly adopted.

Everyone related to the Seattle Mariners – gamers, followers, administration – appears fed up throughout a season that maybe hit a brand new low level Wednesday.

“We do have a momentum-driven team and it’s not going our way right now,” supervisor Scott Servais mentioned. “And it’s spiraling a little bit. We’ve got to turn it off. Turn off the faucet a little bit because it’s running against us.”

Patrick Corbin tossed seven shutout innings, Washington jumped on Seattle starter Logan Gilbert for 3 first-inning runs, and the Nationals received one other sequence with a 4-1 win over the Mariners.

Washington picked up one other sudden sequence victory and added one other layer to the rising frustration of Seattle’s disappointing season. The Nationals took two of three in opposition to the Mariners after doing the identical in San Diego final weekend.

“Like I said before, they’re relentless. They come out, they play hard. They play hard for 27 outs,” Nationals supervisor Dave Martinez mentioned. “I love the way they play and the energy has been great. So we’ve got to continue to do that.”

Corbin (5-9) was terrific with a efficiency that was extra harking back to earlier in his profession. For the primary time in 17 begins this yr, Corbin didn’t enable an earned run – and his 9 strikeouts have been a season excessive.

Opponents have been hitting .309 in opposition to Corbin getting into the day, however the Mariners managed simply 5 singles, three from catcher Tom Murphy. The final time Corbin threw seven shutout innings was Aug. 21, 2019, in opposition to Pittsburgh.

“I’m not gonna get too high after this one. Just kind of look at some of the things that we did well and try to improve and get ready for the next one,” he mentioned.

Seattle prevented being shut out when José Caballero homered main off the eighth inning in opposition to Amos Willingham within the reliever’s main league debut. Yet it was one other troublesome day for the Mariners, a group that was anticipated to contend however is mired in mediocrity with the midpoint of the season drawing nearer.

Dropping two of three at residence to the Nationals is arguably the nadir for Seattle thus far. It might not be that means within the standings as Seattle (38-41) is just three video games beneath .500 and one good stretch of baseball would get the Mariners again into the wild-card dialog.

But perception-wise it was a harmful sequence in opposition to a group that arrived within the Pacific Northwest with the worst report within the National League and highlighted Seattle’s deficiencies on the plate.

“We’re just as frustrated as everybody,” Murphy mentioned. “I made the comment earlier that every day when you come to the park it feels like it’s do or die and it really does at this point of the season, and that’s a grinding way to play,” Murphy mentioned. “I believe those feelings will subside. We’ll find a groove. We’ll find a way to relax.”

Gilbert (5-5) gave up 4 hits to the primary 4 batters of the sport, together with an RBI double from Jeimer Candelario and a two-run single by Keibert Ruiz.

Ildemaro Vargas added an RBI double as a part of an eventful sixth inning through which Martinez was ejected for the second time in per week after Ruiz was referred to as out on a play at residence plate for operating out of the baseline.

EJECTED AGAIN

Martinez instantly ran out from the dugout after plate umpire Derek Thomas mentioned Ruiz went too far out of the baseline to keep away from a tag from Murphy. Ruiz was trying to attain from first on a double by Dominic Smith.

Martinez mentioned he was making an attempt to guard Ruiz from getting ejected, however was nonetheless baffled by the decision.

“Honestly, I’ve been in the major leagues for 38 years, I’ve never seen that call. I mean, I really haven’t,” Martinez mentioned.

Martinez obtained tossed final week in a sport in opposition to Arizona for arguing balls and strikes, his first ejection this season.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Nationals: SS CJ Abrams was out of the lineup after getting hit by a pitch on his proper elbow in Tuesday’s win. Martinez mentioned Abrams was getting remedy and didn’t imagine it was something severe.

UP NEXT

Nationals: After an off day, Washington continues its street journey at Philadelphia on Friday. The Nationals had not introduced their rotation for the sequence.