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06/15 17:28 CDT Crawford hits a grand slam, Hancock tosses 7 scoreless and the
Mariners beat the Guardians 6-0
Crawford hits a grand slam, Hancock tosses 7 scoreless and the Mariners beat
the Guardians 6-0
By ANDREW DESTIN
Associated Press
SEATTLE (AP) --- J.P. Crawford hit a grand slam, Emerson Hancock tossed seven
scoreless innings and the Seattle Mariners beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-0 on
Sunday to complete a sweep.
After an RBI single by Miles Mastrobuoni with one out in the second inning gave
the Mariners an early advantage, Crawford opened up the floodgates while the
bases were still loaded. He turned on a hanging slider from Luis Ortiz (3-8)
and cranked a home run to right field for the fourth grand slam of his major
league career.
Mastrobuoni's RBI single alone would have been sufficient, though, for Hancock
(3-2). The young right-hander turned in easily the best start of his major
league career, yielding only two hits --- both of them singles --- while
walking one batter and striking out four. Hancock was extremely efficient,
needing only 85 pitches to make it through seven innings.
Relievers Casey Legumina and Eduard Bazardo then followed Hancock to complete
the combined shutout, which was just the Mariners' second of the season. They
also blanked the Miami Marlins on April 26.
Key moment Things went south for Ortiz after he issued a leadoff walk to Randy Arozarena in the second inning. He also walked outfielder Dominic Canzone before Crawford's grand slam gave the Mariners a lead they would not look back from. Key stat Since 2023, Crawford is hitting .593 with 42 RBIs when the bases are loaded. He is a career .400 hitter in such situations. Up next Seattle right-hander Logan Gilbert (1-1, 2.37) will return from the injured list and start for the Mariners on Monday against the Red Sox, who will send out right-hander Lucas Giolito (2-1, 5.45). The Guardians travel to San Francisco for a series-opener on Tuesday. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB |
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