The first game of the West Coast road trip was a matchup of power arms lacking control. A.J. Burnett and the young righty Michael Pineda each walked 5 in 5. Mark Teixeira accounted for 2 of the 3 hits, including a solo home run in the 1st.
A.J. Burnett escaped self-made jams with walks by strikeouts, 6 tonight. However his pitch count as a result of these strikeouts and walks forced him from the game after 5. The Mariners didn’t score ANY of their runs on solid hits. They were 0 for 8 with RISP and scored all of their runs with an out.
Ryan Nakada
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