. Maybin hit into a fielder's choice. Robinson Cano followed with an infield single, but Brian Dozier's diving stop of the grounder kept Maybin from reaching third.Floro entered and walked Nelson Cruz to load the bases before his mistake.Muncy's clubbed a 3-2 fastball from closer Edwin Diaz into the right-field seats with one out in the ninth. It was Muncy's 28th homer of the season and second in as many days. It was the fourth homer allowed this season by Diaz, who ended a streak of converting 28 consecutive save opportunities. Diaz leads the majors with 47 saves, with four blown chances.Seager hit a three-run homer in the first inning, but Seattle's two most consistent arms in the bullpen had shaky nights at the same time.Turner led off the eighth with his eighth home run of the season off Alex Colome, the first run allowed by the right-hander since June 28, a span of 19 appearances. Two batters later, Bellinger's 20th homer nearly reached the third deck of right field at Safeco Field.Adam Warren (2-1) allowed a leadoff walk but finished off the 10th untouched to get the victory.ROSTER MOVESeattle added to its bullpen by calling up right-hander Matt Festa from Double-A Arkansas and sending RHP Christian Bergman to Triple-A Tacoma. Bergman worked extensively in relief on Friday. Festa was with Seattle earlier this season and appeared in one game before being sent back to Arkansas.TRAINER'S ROOMDodgers: RHP Yimi Garcia, RHP Josh Fields and LHP Tony Cingrani are all continuing their injury rehab assignments in the minors, but manager Dave Roberts said none of the three is expected to be ready in the next week. Garcia is likely the first to be ready to rejoin the club. Garcia has been on the DL since July 4, Fields since June 28 and Cingrani since June 7.Mariners: Manager Scott Servais is hopeful LHP James Paxton will be able to start throwing in the next couple of days. Paxton is on the 10-day DL with a left arm contusion after getting hit by a line drive. Servais said the swelling is down and Paxton is working on range of motion with the arm, but has yet to pick up a ball.UP NEXTDodgers: Clayton Kershaw (5-5) faces Seattle for the first time since 2012. Kershaw threw eight innings, allowing one run, in his last start against San Francisco, but did not factor in the decision.Mariners: Roenis Elias (2-0) will come off the disabled list to start. Elias was placed on the DL on July 31 with a triceps strain. Elias has a 2.88 ERA in 13 games this season, with all but one of those coming in relief.---More MLB: https://apnews.com/tag/MLB and https://twitter.com/-Sports)
StubHubStubHubMariners try to bounce back against Dodgers 17m ago• 2 min read It has reached the point in the season where the Seattle Mariners are trying to keep their playoff hopes alive with baling wire.Sure, they got a boost this week from the return of eight-time All-Star Robinson Cano after his 80-game suspension for performance-enhancing drugs.And "King" Felix Hernandez showed flashes of his old self in the first relief appearance of his career, coming in after staff ace James Paxton was nailed on the left forearm by a line drive, necessitating a trip to the 10-day disabled list.Dee Gordon started at shortstop Friday night, his third position of the week, because All-Star Jean Segura was placed on the paternity list before the series opener against the Los Angeles Dodgers."The thing with even sliding him into center field the other day, you don't try to overcoach or overanalyze it," Mariners manager Scott Servais said. "Just go out there and catch fly balls. Slide over to shortstop and catch a few ground balls. We'll put you in the right spot based on who is pitching and hitting and all that stuff. This guy is a tremendous athlete. That's one thing that doesn't go away, your athleticism. And we're going to try to take advantage of it." When told he was needed at short in Segura's absence, Gordon had a simple response: "Cool." More disturbing for the Mariners is the state of their starting rotation, which has been a strength this season.With 12-game winner Marco Gonzales having his next start pushed back because he is 0-3 with a 7.94 ERA this month and has already eclipsed his career high with 142 2/3 innings, the Mariners are using three starters in this interleague series against the defending National League champion Dodgers who started the season in the minors -- left-hander Wade LeBlanc, right-hander Erasmo Ramirez and left-hander Roenis Elias.It didn't start out well Friday in Seattle, as LeBlanc gave up seven runs (five earned) in 4 1/3 innings of an 11-1 defeat. The Dodgers hit five home runs, including two by Manny Machado."Obviously, the story was the offense," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. "Manny really had a big night, a couple of homers, and ... all throughout the lineup it was good." Ramirez (0-2, 6.75 ERA) is scheduled to start Saturday night against Dodgers left-hander Rich Hill (5-4, 3.57) at Safeco Field. Ramirez, who has spent two stints on the disabled list this season, will be making just his fourth start of 2018, although he did pitch five scoreless innings his most recent start in Houston on Sunday.Ramirez will be making his first career start against the Dodgers. In his only previous appearance against them, he pitched two scoreless innings of relief in 2016 to get a victory.Hill is 4-0 with a 1.35 ERA in 11 appearances against Seattle, including four starts. He has not faced the Mariners since 2016.Things won't get any easier for the Mariners in the series finale Sunday as Elias (2-0, 2.88), who has been on the disabled list since July 31 with a left triceps strain, is expected to be activated to face three-time NL Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw.
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