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04/26 23:58 CDT Haniger hits grand slam in Mariners' 6-1 win. Diamondbacks ace
Gallen leaves with hamstring injury
Haniger hits grand slam in Mariners' 6-1 win. Diamondbacks ace Gallen leaves
with hamstring injury
By SHANE LANTZ
Associated Press
SEATTLE (AP) --- Mitch Haniger hit a grand slam in the sixth inning, two
batters after Arizona ace Zac Gallen left because of tightness in his right
hamstring, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Diamondbacks 6-1 on Friday night.
Gallen (3-2) walked Josh Rojas to lead off the sixth, then was pulled in the
middle of Julio Rodrguez's subsequent at-bat.
"Just a right hamstring spasm and I think we really dodged a bullet,"
Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said. "Credit him, it's hard to pull back in
those situations and understand what you body is feeling and call out your
catcher. I think he's hopefully going to be fine."
Rodrguez went on to single off Scott McGough, and Cal Raleigh walked to load
the bases for Haniger, who hammered a 389-foot shot to left-center on a
full-count fastball.
"Honestly, just trying to get a ball in the air in the outfield, " Haniger
said. "Trying to hit a sac fly really, but obviously put a good swing on it and
hit it hard as you can. 3-2, selling out for a fastball with nowhere to put me."
Josh Rojas and Mitch Garver also homered for Seattle, and Emerson Hancock (3-2)
threw six strong innings. Rojas homered on Gallen's first pitch of the game,
and Garver made it a 2-0 in the second.
Arizona's Kevin Newman homered in the sixth, one of two hits allowed by
Hancock. Trent Thornton and Cody Bolton combined for three scoreless innings in
relief.
"Another outstanding starting pitching performance tonight," manager Scott
Servais said. "We are on a roll with our starters, really our whole pitching
staff. They've just been outstanding here over the past couple of weeks."
Mariners starters have gone 14 consecutive starts without allowing two or more
earned runs, a franchise record.
"It's special, I think everyone knows that," Hancock said. "But I think for us,
... we're always trying to get better. We really are. We're trying to work, we
want to just keep pushing, and each guy that goes out there, I feel like we
have confidence he gives the team a good chance to win."
Gallen allowed three hits and three earned runs.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Diamondbacks: P Paul Sewald (oblique) was set to throw a bullpen Saturday and
will most likely make another minor-league rehab appearance before making his
return from the Injured List.
Mariners: Bryan Woo (elbow) will make his second rehab start Saturday at
Triple-A Tacoma and will likely make one more before returning to the active
roster ... RHP Matt Brash (elbow) is throwing at 100% and was being examined
Friday in Seattle to determine if he'll go on a rehab assignment soon.
UP NEXT
Mariners right-hander George Kirby (2-2, 5.33 ERA) was scheduled to pitch
Saturday against Diamondbacks right-hander Slade Cecconi (1-0, 3.00 ERA).
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