MARINERS take Series, beat BLUE JAYS 7-4...
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TORONTO- James Paxton was all smiles tonight when the Seattle Mariners(17-20) defeated the Toronto Blue Jays(12-26) 7-4.
"I felt great out there tonight." Paxton stated. "Felt good with my pitches."
Last performance Paxton was rattled for 7 runs in just the first inning of a 11-1 loss to the Los Angeles Angels in Seattle.
"Big Maple" went 7 strong innings allowing 7 hits, 3 runs, and 10 strikeouts.
The Mariners took a 7-2 lead in the top of the 5th.
The Jays would battle back.
"Gave up a lot of runs tonight. We need to be better at that." Blue Jays Manager John Gibbons stated.
The Jays cut the lead to 7-4 off a Josh Donaldson blast late in the 8th.
"Stupid pitch. My fault. He's a good hitter." Mariners Setup Man Nick Vincent stated.
He still got the job done and set up Closer Edwin Diaz to come in and get his 13th save of the year.
"We had a tough loss last night, we needed to get this one tonight to give us some momentum on the road trip." Mariners Manager Scott Servais stated.
Seattle jumped all over J.A Happ and he lasted just 4 innings allowing 7 hits, 5 runs, and 3 K's.
The Mariners(17-20) leave Canada and head to the Motor City to begin a 3 game series vs the rebuilding Detroit Tigers(10-28).
The clubs will meet again in Seattle at the end of the week.
The Toronto Blue Jays(12-26) stay home and open up a 3 game series with the red hot Boston Red Sox(26-12) who are coming in winning 4 straight.
Red Sox Pitcher Nathan Eovaldi just threw a no-hitter to the Yankees(22-18) in New York.
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