Mariners vs. Guardians – Sport Recap – September 4, 2022

CLEVELAND — — J.P. Crawford singled within the go-ahead run within the eleventh inning, Cal Raleigh added a two-run homer and the Seattle Mariners beat the slumping Cleveland Guardians 6-3 Sunday for his or her seventh straight win in a recreation that was delayed by rain for 4 hours, 33 minutes.

Mariners supervisor Scott Servais was in a position to smile after the marathon lastly ended.

“What an extended day,” he mentioned. “You sit right here for a couple of four-hour delay. You don’t know what’s going to occur, how guys are going to reply. Give the Guardians a ton of credit score. Clearly, they’re preventing for a playoff spot as effectively.”

With one out, Crawford broke a 3-for-24 skid by bouncing a single previous Trevor Stephan (4-4) and into heart discipline to attain Eugenio Suárez, who started the eleventh as the automated runner. Raleigh, who homered twice on Friday, adopted by belting a 2-2 pitch to proper for his twenty second homer.

Matthew Boyd (1-0) labored out of a bases-loaded jam within the tenth and Chris Flexen pitched the eleventh for his second save of the season because the Mariners accomplished a three-game sweep.

“Pitched all 9 guys out of the bullpen,” Servais mentioned. “We wanted each considered one of them. We lastly obtained some massive hits on the finish with J.P. stepping up and the large homer by Cal.”

The Mariners had one final little bit of drama as they left city. The group needed to pack up shortly and get to the airport earlier than its constitution flight was grounded for the night time.

Cleveland’s struggling offense tied the rating within the eighth on rookie Oscar Gonzalez’s single. Amed Rosario flied out to deep proper with the successful run on third to finish the ninth.

Cleveland’s dropping streak prolonged to 5 video games in an final result that took a very long time to happen. The sport started at 2:41 p.m., was delayed at 3:35 p.m., lastly resumed at 8:08 p.m. and ended at 11:01 p.m.

“It’s onerous on all people,” Guardians supervisor Terry Francona. “The umpires have been nice. Everyone communicated, that was excellent. I needed to play the sport by way of, didn’t simply need to exit and attempt to get 5. It stings on the finish, however we fought again. Our pitching’s in all probability not within the biggest form for (Monday), however I nonetheless assume the best way we fought will serve us effectively.”

The groups consulted with Main League Baseball all through the break. With each golf equipment in playoff rivalry and never numerous good journey logistics within the remaining month of the common season, the choice was made to attend out the rain.

Seattle’s rookie star Julio Rodríguez hit his twenty third house run of the season within the third, a solo blast off starter Cal Quantrill. Ty France had an RBI single within the first. Mitch Haniger scored on Crawford’s double-play grounder within the fourth to make it 3-1

Mariners right-hander George Kirby, the AL Rookie of the Month for August, gave up one run and three hits in three innings.

The Mariners, who maintain one of many AL’s three wild-card spots, have gained 14 of 18. Seattle gained all six video games its highway journey to Detroit and Cleveland.

“Everyone’s chipping in, love our ballclub proper now,” Servais mentioned.

The Guardians’ loss dropped them right into a tie with Minnesota for first place within the AL Central. Josh Naylor had an RBI double within the first and Austin Hedges drove in a run with an infield hit within the seventh.

Seattle’s Adam Frazier was batting with runners on first and second when the umpires known as for the tarp within the prime of the fourth. The sport started in a gradual rain, which grew to become a downpour whereas Frazier was batting. Seattle led 2-1 on the time of the delay.

The grounds crew made a quick look round 6:30 p.m. to tug the tarp into proper discipline and dump the water into the outfield. The infield and mound have been labored on earlier than the tarp was put again on the infield. Servais and Francona met briefly close to the mound earlier than returning to their dugouts.

An announcement was placed on the scoreboard telling followers that extra rain was approaching and a call can be made after these showers handed by way of the realm. The sport resumed in entrance of a small crowd, which cheered at actually every thing that occurred as soon as the gamers took the sector.

Each groups needed to play a nine-inning recreation. Had they not resumed and the sport been suspended, the Mariners would’ve wanted to return to Cleveland after finishing a collection in Kansas Metropolis on Sept. 26, end play in opposition to the Guardians after which host Texas the subsequent day.

UP NEXT

Mariners: Seattle begins a three-game collection at house in opposition to the Chicago White Sox. LHP Marco Gonzales (10-12, 3.99 ERA) beat Detroit in his final begin, permitting three runs in six innings.

Guardians: RHP Triston McKenzie (Sep 11, 3.18 ERA) will pitch the opener of a three-game collection in Kansas Metropolis on Monday. He has misplaced his final two begins and was 2-4 in August.