The Mariners took advantage of Trevor Bauer’s wild pitching, walking five times and scoring more than three runs for the first time since May 26 in a 9-3 victory at Progressive Field on Wednesday night.
Mariners starter Taijuan Walker was effective against the Indians for the second time this season, striking out six in six innings, allowing one run on eight hits and two walks. In a May 29 home start against Cleveland, Walker allowed just two baserunners through eight scoreless innings, striking out eight.
“We just got him out of there early,” said Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon. “It was a nice, clean start. He did a nice job.”
Bauer ran up 38 pitches in a four-run third inning that included four walks and a grand slam by Kyle Seager. Bauer’s outing was over after just 3 2/3 innings — his shortest outing of the season — as he allowed six earned runs on four hits and a season-high five walks.
“Every start I seem to have one inning where I just lose command of the strike zone,” Bauer said. “If you look at the majority of my walks, they usually tend to come in one inning. I’ll walk two or three guys in an inning and just kind of lose feel for the zone. Tonight it cost me and it [stinks].”
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