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Cruz’s slam, 7 RBIs leads Mariners in rout
- Updated: July 23, 2016
TORONTO — Nelson Cruz brought the big bat on Saturday afternoon at Rogers Centre, slamming a pair of home runs, including a grand slam, and driving in seven to help the Mariners clinch their weekend series with the Blue Jays and earn a 14-5 victory.
Cruz recorded the 20th multi-homer game of his career, belting his ninth career grand slam in the second inning and a smashing a three-run home run for good measure in the eighth inning.
In total, Seattle’s offense compiled 19 hits on the afternoon. Kyle Seager’s three-run shot ignited a five-run sixth inning, while Shawn O’Malley, Norichika Aoki and Robinson Cano finished with three hits each to lead the Mariners to their fourth victory in their last five games.
Much like James Paxton on Friday, Hisashi Iwakuma conntained the Blue Jays’ power-hitting lineup, limiting Toronto to just four hits and two runs over six innings. Iwakuma picked up a season-high fifth consecutive victory, holding opponents to two runs or less in four of those five outings.
After coming out of the All-Star break on a roll, Blue Jays starter R.A. Dickey struggled for a second consecutive start. The 41-year-old knuckleballer had his shortest outing as a Blue Jay and was pulled with the bases loaded and no one out in the fourth inning. Dickey allowed seven hits and six earned runs on the afternoon and has surrendered 11 total runs in his last two starts, both losses.
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