MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT SEATTLE MARINERS
09/04/2023
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT SEATTLE MARINERS
GAME ID: 1623 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (76-64) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 6 0
Seattle Mariners (67-70) 0 1 0 4 2 1 0 0 X 8 9 0
Hernández Pops Two Homers in 8-3 Win for Seattle
Seattle played host to Toronto at T-Mobile Park.

The Seattle Mariners bested the Toronto Blue Jays by a score of 8-3, with right fielder Teoscar Hernández getting the main credit. On the day, Hernández went 3 for 4 with 2 home runs. He scored 3 runs and drove in 3 for the Mariners. Logan Gilbert was the winner. Over 7 innings, he allowed 1 run on 4 hits, with 2 walks and 5 strikeouts.

The Mariners got an important contribution from left fielder Zach DeLoach, who in the bottom of the fourth punched a 1-0 changeup into right for a bases-clearing double. It was his 4th double of the season and put the Mariners ahead, 5-0.

DeLoach attributed the win to his team's "hyper resolve."

The 10th-place Mariners raised their record to 67-70.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bichette SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .295 22 82
V. Guerrero Jr. 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .284 38 103
D. Varsho CF 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .255 29 72
G. Springer RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .283 17 49
D. Jansen C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241 24 55
A. Kirk DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .259 15 51
B. Belt LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .205 15 47
M. Chapman 3B 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .238 24 64
   a-C. Biggio PH, 2B, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .219 4 17
S. Espinal 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .246 3 37
   b-W. Merrifield PH, 2B 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .194 4 22
Totals 31 3 6 3 3 8 11      
a - C. Biggio pinch hit for M. Chapman in the 8th
b - W. Merrifield pinch hit for S. Espinal in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Kirk (18, 5th Inning off L. Gilbert, 0 on, 0 outs) , V. Guerrero Jr. (34, 8th Inning off J. Soriano, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Bichette (37, 8th Inning off J. Soriano, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Varsho (29, 6th Inning off L. Gilbert, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Bichette 2 , V. Guerrero Jr. 2 , D. Varsho 4 , G. Springer , A. Kirk 3
2-out RBI: D. Varsho
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Guerrero Jr. , G. Springer , B. Belt
GIDP: B. Belt , S. Espinal
Hit by Pitch: W. Merrifield
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Bichette (17)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bichette-Merrifield-Guerrero Jr.)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. France 1B 3 0 0 1 1 3 3 .277 7 46
K. Wong 2B 4 2 1 0 0 1 3 .256 12 49
J. Rodriguez CF 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .259 24 66
T. Hernández RF 4 3 3 3 0 0 0 .240 23 58
J. Crawford SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .269 3 35
T. La Stella DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .221 7 26
Z. DeLoach LF 3 1 2 3 1 0 0 .323 0 7
T. Murphy C 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .150 2 4
K. Wong 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .400 0 0
Totals 31 8 9 8 5 10 14      
BATTING
Doubles: Z. DeLoach (4, 4th Inning off Y. Kikuchi, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Hernández 2 (23, 2nd Inning off Y. Kikuchi, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off M. White, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Wong , T. Hernández 9 , J. Crawford 2 , Z. DeLoach 3 , K. Wong
2-out RBI: T. Hernández
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Wong , K. Wong
GIDP: T. Murphy
Sac Fly: T. France
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Wong (14)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (France-Crawford-France, Gilbert-Crawford-France)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Kikuchi L (7-11) 3.1 5 5 5 1 7 1 74 6.51   
M. White 2.0 2 3 3 1 0 1 37 4.50   
Y. Garcia 1.1 1 0 0 2 2 0 41 2.81   
A. Cimber 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 22 4.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Kikuchi 34
Batters Faced: Y. Kikuchi 16, M. White 9, Y. Garcia 7, A. Cimber 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Kikuchi 0-3, M. White 6-0, Y. Garcia 1-1, A. Cimber 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Kikuchi 74-45, M. White 37-20, Y. Garcia 41-24, A. Cimber 22-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. White 1-0 , Y. Garcia 1-1 , A. Cimber 1-0
WP: M. White
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Gilbert W (10-12) 7.0 4 1 1 2 5 1 97 3.62   
J. Soriano 1.2 2 2 2 1 3 0 39 6.97   
G. Speier 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Gilbert 68
Batters Faced: L. Gilbert 25, J. Soriano 9, G. Speier 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Gilbert 8-6, J. Soriano 1-1, G. Speier 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Gilbert 97-64, J. Soriano 39-23, G. Speier 3-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Speier 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Soriano
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Teoscar Hernández
Ballpark: T-Mobile Park
Weather: Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 30322
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