Kelenic, Hernández homer to lead Mariners past Phillies 5-3

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jarred Kelenic hit a solo residence run, double and single, Teoscar Hernández additionally went deep and the Seattle Mariners opened a nine-game journey with a 5-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night time.

Seattle Mariners 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3: Field Rating

Jose Caballero and J.P. Crawford additionally drove in runs for the Seattle Mariners.

Edmundo Sosa homered for the defending NL champion Phillies, who had gained three in a row and have been attempting to succeed in .500 for the primary time this season.

Marco Gonzales (2-0) gave up one run on 4 hits in 5 innings. Gonzales’ begin was moved up a day after scheduled starter Logan Gilbert skilled muscle spasms in his proper pitching shoulder throughout a throwing session on Sunday. Gilbert felt higher on Tuesday, however the Mariners pushed him again a day as a precaution.

Paul Sewald gave up a run within the ninth, however recorded his seventh save.

Kelenic staked Seattle to a 1-0 lead within the fifth with a one-out solo shot to deep right-center discipline off Bailey Falter (0-4). It was Kelenic’s seventh homer of the season and third in as many video games.

Falter gave up three earned runs on six hits in six innings.

The Mariners took a 4-1 lead within the sixth on Hernández’s two-run drive to left.

The Phillies threatened within the sixth, loading the bases with one out in opposition to right-hander Matt Brash. However first baseman Ty France made a stellar diving cease on Alec Bohm’s onerous liner and acquired the second out at second base to forestall a potential huge inning for the Phillies. Kyle Schwarber scored on the play to drag Philadelphia inside 4-2, however Brash fanned Sosa to finish the body and forestall additional harm.

STILL STREAKING

Seattle’s Eugenio Suárez prolonged his on-base streak to a career-high 20 consecutive video games with a sixth-inning double.

Philadelphia’s Brandon Marsh additionally made it 20 straight video games, reaching base with a seventh-inning single.

DOG DAYS OF APRIL?

The Phillies offered greater than 61,000 sizzling canine on dollar-dog night time that helped draw a sellout crowd of 42,323 on a cool, lovely spring night in Philadelphia.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Mariners: INF/OF Dylan Moore obtained a cortisone shot throughout a follow-up on Tuesday to the Philadelphia physician who carried out his offseason core surgical procedure. Moore has not appeared in a recreation this season.

Phillies: OF Bryce Harper (Tommy John surgical procedure proper elbow) took dwell batting observe and ran the bases once more previous to Tuesday’s recreation. Harper could possibly be again hitting as DH as quickly as early Might. … LHP Ranger Suárez (left elbow pressure) threw a bullpen session on Tuesday and is scheduled to start a rehab task on Thursday at Double-A Studying. … Proper-handed reliever Nick Nelson (left hamstring pressure) is also scheduled to rehab at Double-A Studying on Thursday.

UP NEXT

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