Seager, Lee power Karns, Mariners past SD

SEATTLE — Kyle Seager and Dae-Ho Lee combined to drive in five runs with home runs and Nathan Karns won his fifth straight decision as the Mariners snapped a three-game losing streak by topping the Padres, 9-3, in a Monday afternoon Memorial Day game at Safeco Field.

In his second start since returning from a strained hamstring, Padres right-hander Andrew Cashner held Seattle scoreless until a four-run sixth, capped by Seager’s two-run blast, his ninth of the year. Cashner gave up six hits and three earned runs in 6 1/3 innings as he fell to 2-4 with a 4.79 ERA.

Lee, a 33-year-old rookie from Korea, broke things open with a three-run blast in the eighth to highlight a five-run outburst against Padres reliever Brandon Maurer. Adam Lind had a two-run, bases-loaded single in the same frame as Maurer recorded just one out against his former team.

Karns (5-1, 3.43 ERA) continued his strong season as Seattle’s fifth starter, allowing eight hits and two runs over 6 2/3 innings The win puts the Mariners at 29-21, the fourth-best record after 50 games in franchise history and best since 2003, when they opened …

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