The Philadelphia Phillies scored five runs in the eighth inning and starter Zack Wheeler had nine strikeouts in eight innings pitched in the series finale against the Seattle Mariners on Sunday.
SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners had a good series up until Sunday. They won the first two against one of the best teams in baseball — the Philadelphia Phillies — and regained sole possession of first-place in the American League West.
The Phillies wasted no time getting things started and Kyle Schwarber hit a solo home run three pitches into the game.Aside from a couple amazing catches from Victor Robles in the top of the seventh, neither team had many highlights aside from a stellar pitching battle.starter Logan Gilbert and Phillies starter Zack Wheeler pitched great games . Gilbert went six innings, struck out seven batters and allowed one earned run. Wheeler got through eight, allowed just two hits and struck out nine.
"We had to see where we were at there," Servais said. "Obviously — Yimi Garcia in a tight game today. Wanted to try keep it there. He threw a lot of pitches last night, as well. But the matchup — was able to get Harper out on a pop-up. ... will continue to pitch for us. We just got to back into what he does really well."The Mariners only had six outs to work with and six runs to make up. They went down in order in the bottom of the eighth.
The Mariners have a 1.0 game lead in the AL West. If they show up for the next two home series like they did against the Phillies — that lead will likely grow.Mitch Haniger was walked in the bottom of the 10th with the bases loaded to give the Seattle Mariners a 6-5 win on Saturday against the Philadelphia Phillies.
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