Detroit Tigers vs Seattle Mariners Match Player Stats On Jun 19, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Jun 20, 2017

SEATTLE -- Mike Zunino hit a pair of two-run homers as the Seattle Mariners defeated the Detroit Tigers 6-2 on Monday night at Safeco Field.

Teammate Guillermo Heredia also hit a two-run homer.

Zunino's first home run, to left field off Tigers reliever Alex Wilson (1-4) in the bottom of the sixth inning, snapped a 2-2 tie in the opener of a four-game series.

Zunino added a two-run homer to straightaway center off Francisco Rodriguez with two outs in the bottom of the eighth.

James Pazos (2-1) picked up the victory with 1 1/3 hitless innings of relief.

Anibal Sanchez, making his first start of the season, pitched five innings for the Tigers, the only two runs allowed coming on Heredia's homer.

The Mariners nearly knocked out Sanchez earlier in the fifth inning as Taylor Motter led off with a liner that struck Sanchez on the left knee. Motter reached on an infield single, and after a visit from Ausmus and the Tigers' training staff, Sanchez stayed in the game.

An out later, Heredia lined a 2-1 pitch over the fence in left-center field. The home run, Heredia's fifth of the season, tied the score 2-2.

Sanchez allowed two runs and five hits with three walks and five strikeouts in five innings while escaping several jams.

Sanchez loaded the bases on two walks and a hit batter in the second but stuck out Motter looking to end the threat. He got Robinson Cano to line into an inning-ending double play in the third and escaped a two-on, two-out situation in the fourth by striking out Zunino.

After Heredia's two-run homer in the fifth, the Tigers nearly regained the lead in the top of the next inning.

Mariners reliever Steve Cishek got Miguel Cabrera to ground out to start the sixth, but J.D. Martinez walked and Justin Upton singled to right. Nicholas Castellanos then hit what appeared to be a potential inning-ending double-play grounder, but the ball got through Motter's legs for an error, loading the bases.

Pazos replaced Cishek and struck out pinch-hitter Mikie Mahtook and Andrew Romine to end the threat.

The Tigers opened the scoring in the third. Two walks and a single loaded the bases with no outs and Romine, who led off the inning with a walk, scored when Alex Avila grounded into a double play.

Detroit made it 2-0 in the fifth as Ian Kinsler lined a two-out double down the left-field line, scoring Jose Iglesias from first base.

Mariners rookie right-hander Sam Gaviglio went five innings, allowing two runs and three hits. Gaviglio struggled with his control, with four walks and one strikeout. Of his 84 pitches, only 46 were strikes.

NOTES: Since being recalled from Triple-A Tacoma on May 22, Mariners C Mike Zunino is batting .338 with nine home runs and 28 RBIs. ... Mariners RF Ben Gamel extended his hitting streak to 11 games with a third-inning single. The rookie has hits in 21 of his past 22 games. ... Seattle improved to 21-13 at home. ... Tigers RHP Jordan Zimmermann (5-5, 5.35 ERA) is scheduled to start Tuesday against Mariners LHP Ariel Miranda (6-3, 4.17).