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- Updated: August 20, 2016
SEATTLE — The Mariners needed every insurance run they tacked on in late innings Friday night as their three-run lead entering the ninth turn into a one-run win over the Brewers.
“We haven’t done that always this year,” manager Scott Servais said of adding on to a lead. “We just pressured on them every inning.”
Seattle scored seven runs on 11 hits, three of which were home runs in a 7-6 win. They did strand baserunners, leaving 12 as a team, but were 6-for-14 with runners in scoring position.
Why was Friday different?
“Just the quality at-bats,” Servais said. “Knowing that we had to keep going, keep pushing .”
The circumstances weren’t in their favor, …
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