Seattle 5, LA Dodgers 4
When: 10:10 PM ET, Saturday, August 18, 2018
Where: Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington
Temperature:
73°
Umpires:
Home -
Marvin Hudson, 1B -
Andy Fletcher, 2B -
Bruce Dreckman, 3B -
Mike Estabrook
Attendance:
43264
By Field Level Media
A bases-loaded balk by Dylan Floro with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning brought home the winning run as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 Saturday night.
The Mariners improved to 12-1 in extra innings.
Mitch Haniger led off the 10th with a single off Dodgers left-hander Caleb Ferguson (3-2). Cameron Maybin grounded into a fielder's choice, just beating the throw to first to avoid a double play. Robinson Cano reached on an infield single, sending Maybin to second. The Dodgers brought on the right-handed Floro to face Nelson Cruz, who walked to load the bases.
With Kyle Seager, who homered earlier in the game, at the plate and an 0-1 count, Floro came set and then stepped awkwardly off the mound, with first base umpire Andy Fletcher calling the game-ending balk.
Right-hander Adam Warren (2-1) pitched a scoreless 10th for the victory.
Trailing 4-1 entering the eighth inning, the Dodgers rallied.
Justin Turner and Cody Bellinger hit solo home runs in the eighth off Seattle right-hander Alex Colome, who had his scoreless streak that dated to June 30 snapped at 20 innings.
Max Muncy then hit a one-out homer in the top of the ninth off Edwin Diaz to tie the score at 4-4. It was just the fourth blown save in 51 chances for Diaz this season.
The Dodgers scored in the top of the first as Joc Pederson led off with a walk, moved to second on a groundout and scored on Bellinger's single to center.
The Mariners struck back in the bottom of the inning.
Haniger led off with a walk and moved to second on a groundout. Cano reached on an infield single off the glove of third baseman Turner, with Haniger taking third on shortstop Manny Machado's throwing error. Cruz lined a run-scoring single to right, tying the score at 1-1. Seager then hit a 1-0 pitch from Rich Hill deep over the right field wall for a 4-1 lead.
Hill allowed four runs on four hits in six innings, although all the runs and all but one hit came in the first. He walked a season-high five and struck out eight.
Mariners right-hander Erasmo Ramirez, making just his fourth start of an injury-plagued season, gave up one run on three hits in five innings. He walked four and struck out three.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
LA Dodgers |
|
Seattle |
Rich Hill
|
Player |
Erasmo Ramirez
|
No Decision |
W/L |
No Decision |
6.0 |
IP |
5.0 |
8 |
Strikeouts |
3 |
4 |
Hits |
3 |
6.00 |
ERA |
1.80 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
LA Dodgers
|
6 |
3 |
15 |
.171 |
16 |
8 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
Seattle
|
8 |
1 |
11 |
.235 |
11 |
9 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
0 |