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Martin goes ‘wall’ out for game-saving catch
- Updated: April 30, 2016
SEATTLE — Leonys Martin said he knew he had it all the way. But 38,364 fans at Safeco Field — not to mention his Mariners teammates and manager Scott Servais — were holding their collective breaths as the center fielder tracked down a deep drive by the Royals’ Salvador Perez and then crashed into the wall for the final out in a 1-0 victory on Friday night.
On a night the Mariners got just one hit — a home run by Seth Smith — they capped things off with their best defensive play of the season on Martin’s game-saving catch with the potential tying run on second as closer Steve Cishek tried to save Felix Hernandez’s franchise record-matching 145th win.
“Phenomenal catch to end the game,” Servais said. “It doesn’t get a whole lot better. We were actually playing semi-shallow there — didn’t want a little dinker to hurt you — and then Salvy put a good swing on it and smoked that ball.
“Luckily, we were playing at home and there’s a lot of room out there. I was just hoping there’d be enough. Great catch.”
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