Seattle Mariners second baseman Jorge Polanco made several web gem defensive plays during their series sweep against the New York Mets.
SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners are coming off one of their most impressive series wins of the season. Seattle swept the New York Mets with two shutouts capped off with a 12-1 win on ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball.
It was the most complete series for the Mariners. There was the usual quality pitching, stellar offense throughout and several web gem-caliber defensive plays.Holy cow what a double play from Jorge Polanco and Leo Rivas to begin tonight's game. The Mets' offense can't catch a break right now.Polanco made another great play on Friday when he made a bare-handed play to get the runner out at first.Polanco made another impressive play on Sunday when he made a diving grab on a hard hit ground ball to complete the throw out to first.Polanco went 3-for-5 with a home run and a double on Sunday. It was Polanco's second three-hit game of the season. The other one was July 27 against the Chicago White Sox where he went 3-for-5 with two home runs.Mariners fans have been noticing Polanco's defense the last few days and the Twitter account @EastCoastMs_ offered a humorous comment about it during the Sunday Night Baseball broadcast.Polanco has hit six home runs since July 1. He had five home for the entire season going ton July. He has a .981 fielding percentage and five errors in 268 total chances. Polanco has regained a similar form that he had with the Minnesota Twins before Seattle traded for him.Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh had two home runs on Sunday against the New York Mets and became the first catcher since Mike Piazza to have three consecutive 25+ home runs seasons. The Seattle Mariners dominated the New York Mets 12-1 on ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball to secure the series sweep. The Seattle Mariners shut out the New York Mets with a 4-0 win on Saturday and secured a series win in the process.
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