 worked one inning for his first major league win. Sam Selman finished for his first career save, stranding two runners when Lewis lined out and Kyle Seager flied out.''Peralta came up huge for us,'' Kapler said. ''As tough as that was it was equally rewarding and in some ways inspiring to see him come out and give us the length that he did and battle. It gave us a chance to climb back into the game. I thought our guys continued to be resilient.'' JP Crawford hit a two-run single in the second following RBI singles by Tim Lopes and Phillip Ervin, but Seattle's bullpen couldn't hold a three-run lead.Margevicius was staked to an early lead but Kendall Graveman (0-3) couldn't hold it. The Mariners capitalized in the second after Anderson hit Seager in the backside.Seattle has fared better against San Diego this season after losing all four to San Francisco. Manager Scott Servais had prepared himself for the possibility his club might have to stay on the road a little longer.''I think with our players and everybody else it was going to be a two-day trip. That's what we were led to believe that everything was going to clear up in Seattle,'' Servais said. ''We can't control the weather it's bigger than all of us and with what's going on there with the smoke. Certainly understand why we have to go but I don't think anybody was really prepared for it.'' Brandon Crawford contributed a sacrifice fly and Evan Longoria and Alex Dickerson RBI singles for the Giants.Austin Slater returned at designated hitter for San Francisco and went 0 for 2 with a walk as he works back from a painful right elbow. Luis Basabe singled in the sixth for his first career hit and also stole his first base.''I didn't think about it,'' said Basabe, who will gift the special souvenir ball to his mother. ''I was just happy to get the opportunity.'' SMOAK NOT SMOKEJustin Smoak made his Giants home debut as a pinch hitter in the sixth facing his former club after he signed a minor league deal earlier this month following his release by the Brewers.TOSSEDAnderson, who was trying to win consecutive starts for the first time this season, received his second career ejection. The other was Aug. 13, 2016, while with Colorado.TRAINER'S ROOMMariners: LF Dylan Moore was in the lineup and batted second a day after getting hit in the head by a pitch. He did some pregame work to make sure the Mariners didn't need to make a last-minute change. Moore told Servais he wanted to play. ''Personal experience I've had it happen to me. As a player you kind of think nothing can hurt you. It's a mental thing you get in there, you battle, you go get up there ready to get your next hit,'' Servais said. ''That's what you're thinking. You kind of put it behind you and move forward.'' Giants: RF Mike Yastrzemski left the game in the third with tightness in his right calf. He will have an MRI exam Friday. ... RHP Kevin Gausman, who didn't pitch Sunday as planned because of elbow soreness, is progressing well and is slated to pitch Saturday in the Bay Bridge Series at Oakland. ... RHP Reyes Moronta (right shoulder surgery) threw in Sacramento on Wednesday and came out of it fine after throwing up to 85 mph with a strong slider. He still could get into a major league game by season's end though no plans are set. ... Slater will likely ''attempt some catch play'' in the next week, Kapler said, to see whether it makes sense for him to play the outfield again this season.ACQUISITIONSeattle acquired minor league right-hander Matt Brash from the Padres to complete a trade that sent right-hander Taylor Williams to San Diego on Aug. 31.UP NEXTThe Giants named RHP Logan Webb (3-6, 4.96 ERA) to start Friday night at Oakland opposite Athletics right-hander Chris Bassitt.Seattle LHP Yusei Kikuchi (2-3, 5.35) pitches the Friday opener vs. San Diego.---More MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/-Sports)
Mariners get another shot at Giants' AndersonThe Seattle Mariners couldn't solve San Francisco left-hander Tyler Anderson under an orange sky at night last week. Perhaps they'll get some better looks against him in the daylight.Anderson (2-3, 4.50 ERA) will make his second consecutive start against the Mariners on Thursday afternoon, again taking the mound against them in San Francisco. He pitched six scoreless innings against the M's in San Francisco on Sept. 9. The Giants won that game 10-1.The current two-game interleague series was originally scheduled for Tuesday-Wednesday in Seattle, but unhealthy air from wildfires in the Pacific Northwest forced the series to be delayed a day and moved to the Bay Area. The Mariners are the home team for both games."That is a funky left-hander. He's got a lot of moving parts," Mariners manager Scott Servais said of Anderson. "We knew coming into (last Wednesday's) game kind of what he was going to do, but deception means a lot in this game. When you're not used to seeing a guy very often, he was a little funky and he pitched a good ballgame." Anderson, who is 1-1 with a 4.24 ERA in three career starts against Seattle, will try to use lessons learned after facing Arizona in three consecutive starts before taking on Seattle.Anderson had mixed results in three outings against the Diamondbacks in a 13-day span. He pitched his first career complete game Aug. 22 before giving up 11 runs over 8 2/3 innings in the next two outings.Anderson, who missed most of the 2019 season while rehabilitating from left knee surgery, blamed himself for the struggles."I ran into myself," Anderson said. "I pitched well, and then not having pitched a lot over the last year and a half and only have a few starts in there, it just seemed like I wanted to try something different. Like, 'OK, now I'm going to do this,' instead of just trusting like, 'Hey, your stuff is fine, just do what you do.' I think that was more of a product of not pitching in a while and not trusting myself." The Giants (24-24) snapped a three-game losing streak with a 9-3 victory against the "host" Mariners on Wednesday as Brandon Belt, Evan Longoria and Brandon Crawford hit home runs and seven Giants pitchers combined to strike out 17.This was the third schedule disruption for the Giants in the pandemic-shortened season. They've also had games postponed by a protest of the police shooting of Jacob Blake and a COVID-19 scare that was ultimately the result of a false positive test."We knew there were going to be challenges," Giants manager Gabe Kapler said. "We knew there would be situations we haven't had to deal with in major league seasons past. We have to be good within the construct of whatever the season hands us." The Mariners are scheduled to start left-hander Nick Margevicius (1-3, 5.34) in the series finale. Margevicius took the loss in the 10-1 drubbing last week, allowing seven runs on six hits in 4 2/3 innings, with three walks and six strikeouts. Margevicius is 1-2 with a 5.17 ERA in three career starts against San Francisco.--Field Level Media
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