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- Updated: August 21, 2016
SEATTLE — The Mariners, ranked third in baseball with 170 home runs, have relied on their power for much of the season. But on Saturday night, the speedy part of the order proved that Seattle can also score runs with good baserunning and simple contact.
“We’re playing the small-ball game at that part of the lineup,” manager Scott Servais said, “which is really important for those guys to contribute in that way.”
The Mariners only scored two of their eight runs with homers in Saturday’s 8-2 win over the Brewers. Their first two runs were manufactured by Leonys Martin, Ketel Marte and Norichika Aoki, who batted eighth, ninth and first against right-handed starter Wily …
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