Mariners end Boston's six-game winning streak
The Sports Xchange
May 28, 2017
BOSTON -- Christian Bergman tossed seven scoreless innings, Robinson Cano slugged a two-run homer and the Seattle Mariners snapped the Boston Red Sox's major-league-leading six-game winning streak with a 5-0 victory Sunday afternoon at Fenway Park.
Cano's homer was his ninth of the season. Guillermo Heredia added a solo home run, his third, and Nelson Cruz drove in a run as the Mariners matched their season-high with 16 hits.
Seattle (22-29) had been outscored 52-9 in losing seven of its last eight games coming in to Sunday's game.
Bergman (2-2) reached the seven-inning plateau for just the second time in 60 career outings, allowing four hits and two walks with two strikeouts.
Boston (27-22) outscored Seattle 9-0 in winning the first two games of the weekend series and finished its homestand at 5-1.
It marked the first occurrence of three consecutive shutouts at Fenway Park since Sept. 25-27, 2015, when the Red Sox outscored the Baltimore Orioles 17-0 in a sweep.
Red Sox starter Rick Porcello (3-6) limited the Mariners to two runs and walked one while striking out six in 6 1/3 innings but surrendered a season-high-tying 11 hits.
The reigning American League Cy Young Award winner has allowed nine or more hits in four consecutive starts and five overall this season, the highest total in the majors.
Dustin Pedroia tallied two of Boston's five hits while Xander Bogaerts extended his hitting streak to seven games with his first-inning single.
Seattle had not scored in 23 consecutive innings before Kyle Seager charged home from third base on a wild pitch from Porcello with one out in the Mariners' fourth.
Boston grounded into double plays in each of the first four frames, including three inning-ending turns.
Cruz doubled the lead on his two-out RBI single in the seventh to diving Red Sox shortstop Bogaerts, who snagged the ball but was off target on his throw to first.
Heredia capped the scoring with his 401-foot blast over the Green Monster in left an inning later.
Cano's ninth-inning bomb traveled 415 feet and landed on the black tarp in straightaway center.
NOTES: Seattle selected RHP Ryne Harper from Triple-A Tacoma and optioned Saturday starter RHP Rob Whalen to Tacoma before the game. ... Boston selected RHP Blaine Boyer from Triple-A Pawtucket and optioned LHP Brian Johnson, who threw a complete game shutout Saturday, to Pawtucket. ... Red Sox INF Marco Hernandez (left shoulder subluxation), who had season-ending surgery Friday, was transferred to the 60-day disabled list. ... Boston 3B Pablo Sandoval (right knee sprain) will remain on his rehab assignment with Pawtucket and has no timetable to return. ... Both teams wore green caps and uniforms in honor of Memorial Day. ... Mariners RHP Sam Gaviglio (0-1, 1.38 ERA) counters Colorado Rockies RHP Tyler Chatwood (4-6, 4.50 ERA) on Monday. Red Sox LHP David Price makes his season debut opposite Chicago White Sox LHP David Holmberg (0-0, 0.87 ERA) on Monday.
May 28, 2017
BOSTON -- Christian Bergman tossed seven scoreless innings, Robinson Cano slugged a two-run homer and the Seattle Mariners snapped the Boston Red Sox's major-league-leading six-game winning streak with a 5-0 victory Sunday afternoon at Fenway Park.
Cano's homer was his ninth of the season. Guillermo Heredia added a solo home run, his third, and Nelson Cruz drove in a run as the Mariners matched their season-high with 16 hits.
Seattle (22-29) had been outscored 52-9 in losing seven of its last eight games coming in to Sunday's game.
Bergman (2-2) reached the seven-inning plateau for just the second time in 60 career outings, allowing four hits and two walks with two strikeouts.
Boston (27-22) outscored Seattle 9-0 in winning the first two games of the weekend series and finished its homestand at 5-1.
It marked the first occurrence of three consecutive shutouts at Fenway Park since Sept. 25-27, 2015, when the Red Sox outscored the Baltimore Orioles 17-0 in a sweep.
Red Sox starter Rick Porcello (3-6) limited the Mariners to two runs and walked one while striking out six in 6 1/3 innings but surrendered a season-high-tying 11 hits.
The reigning American League Cy Young Award winner has allowed nine or more hits in four consecutive starts and five overall this season, the highest total in the majors.
Dustin Pedroia tallied two of Boston's five hits while Xander Bogaerts extended his hitting streak to seven games with his first-inning single.
Seattle had not scored in 23 consecutive innings before Kyle Seager charged home from third base on a wild pitch from Porcello with one out in the Mariners' fourth.
Boston grounded into double plays in each of the first four frames, including three inning-ending turns.
Cruz doubled the lead on his two-out RBI single in the seventh to diving Red Sox shortstop Bogaerts, who snagged the ball but was off target on his throw to first.
Heredia capped the scoring with his 401-foot blast over the Green Monster in left an inning later.
Cano's ninth-inning bomb traveled 415 feet and landed on the black tarp in straightaway center.
NOTES: Seattle selected RHP Ryne Harper from Triple-A Tacoma and optioned Saturday starter RHP Rob Whalen to Tacoma before the game. ... Boston selected RHP Blaine Boyer from Triple-A Pawtucket and optioned LHP Brian Johnson, who threw a complete game shutout Saturday, to Pawtucket. ... Red Sox INF Marco Hernandez (left shoulder subluxation), who had season-ending surgery Friday, was transferred to the 60-day disabled list. ... Boston 3B Pablo Sandoval (right knee sprain) will remain on his rehab assignment with Pawtucket and has no timetable to return. ... Both teams wore green caps and uniforms in honor of Memorial Day. ... Mariners RHP Sam Gaviglio (0-1, 1.38 ERA) counters Colorado Rockies RHP Tyler Chatwood (4-6, 4.50 ERA) on Monday. Red Sox LHP David Price makes his season debut opposite Chicago White Sox LHP David Holmberg (0-0, 0.87 ERA) on Monday.
