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Middle-order might: Cruz, Cano, Seager bust out
- Updated: May 18, 2016
BALTIMORE — After getting swept by the Angels at home this past weekend, the Mariners hoped an off-day on Monday would break them out of their small funk. At least for the middle of their lineup on Tuesday night, some rest and a visit to Camden Yards proved to be just the trick in the Mariners’ 10-0 rout of the O’s.
Robinson Cano, Nelson Cruz and Kyle Seager — Seattle’s three, four and five hitters, respectively — knocked in all 10 runs, half of which came on home runs after jumping on Orioles starter Ubaldo Jimenez.
“We needed a game like that, it was fun,” manager Scott Servais said. “Guys swung the bats really, really well.”
They began the proceedings in the first inning, when Cano moved Seth Smith to third with a double and promptly scored on Cruz’s two-run single.
They picked up where they left off in the fifth. With Norichika Aoki and Smith on base again to put Jimenez in the stretch, Cano hit a run-scoring single to right field and Cruz followed with a run-scoring double to left. That set the stage for Seager, who launched an 0-2 fastball from Brian Matusz, fresh out of the bullpen, to the first row of seats in right field, providing the M’s …
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