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Zunino’s timing perfect in victory over A’s
- Updated: September 30, 2016
SEATTLE — Mike Zunino was looking for a fastball. It was a pitch that had been plaguing him, a pitch that had him rushing and overthinking. But when A’s reliever Liam Hendriks missed with two sliders, Zunino knew what was coming.
“He just threw a fastball that leaked over the plate enough,” Zunino said, “and I was able to get the barrel to it and not foul it off.”
The catcher drove the 2-2 fastball over the left field fence to give the Mariners a 2-1 lead in the seventh inning. It was his second hit of the night. Zunino went 2-for-3 with a walk in the Mariners’ 3-2 win over the A’s Thursday, keeping them alive in the chase for the AL Wild Card.
“It’s nice to be in that spot, and it’s nice to come through,” Zunino said. “And it’s nice when you go …
