Mariners catcher Luis Torrens gets a win, Seattle sweeps Tigers in DH

SEATTLE (AP) – Luis Torrens had solely a short second to speak concerning the first pitching victory of his profession.

He was too busy on the point of catch the second recreation of the doubleheader.

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Torrens grew to become the primary place participant to earn the win in Seattle historical past after the Mariners rallied with two runs within the backside of the tenth inning for a 7-6 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday within the first recreation of a doubleheader. Within the nightcap, Abraham Toro homered and drove in 4 runs, Cal Raleigh hit his twenty seventh residence run of the season and the Mariners received to finish a sweep.

Torrens didn’t have any time to relaxation as he went from pitching to catching and was behind the plate for the second recreation. Torrens had a single and scored on Toro’s two-run homer within the fourth inning.

Toro added a two-run single within the fifth, an inning that additionally included Raleigh’s solo shot. It was Raleigh’s first homer for the reason that game-winning shot within the backside of the ninth final Friday that clinched Seattle’s first postseason berth since 2001.

Spencer Torkelson homered in each video games for Detroit and Kody Clemens hit the primary grand slam of his profession off Seattle starter Justus Sheffield within the second recreation.

Seattle locked up the No. 5 seed within the American League playoffs and a date with Toronto within the best-of-three wild card sequence due to the victory within the first recreation and Tampa Bay’s loss in Boston. It put the ultimate touches on the AL playoff bracket.

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However simply as notable was Torrens’ unlikely win on the mound.

“I used to be excited. It was nice to assist the workforce win and it’s fairly cool to be one of many solely place gamers to get a win this 12 months,” Torrens stated earlier than racing off to a gathering to prepare for the second recreation.

Torrens is the primary place participant within the majors aside from Shohei Ohtani to earn a victory since John Baker did it for the Chicago Cubs on July 29, 2014, in opposition to Colorado. He was simply the second Mariners’ place participant to ever pitch in additional innings, becoming a member of Jamie Burke in 2008, additionally in opposition to Detroit.

Torrens can be the primary participant to report a win in Sport 1 of a doubleheader and begin Sport 2 as a place participant since Rocky Colavito for the Yankees on Aug. 25, 1968, per the Mariners.

“We gave him a heads up earlier at the moment that if it does go additional innings, he was going to be on the market and I believed I did an important job,” Seattle supervisor Scott Servais stated.

With the Mariners centered on preserving arms with the playoffs on the horizon, Torrens (1-0) began warming up beneath the stadium within the ninth inning and took the mound when the sport went to additional innings.

He bought the unlikely victory when Toro drove within the profitable run with a sacrifice fly and gave Seattle it’s twelfth walk-off win this season.

“Phenomenal. Phenomenal. I do know it helped out the bullpen particularly, too,” stated Seattle starter Chris Flexen.

Mitch Haniger and Curt Casali also homered for Seattle within the first recreation.

“As we speak’s recreation doesn’t actually have an effect on issues aside from the place we’re headed to play, however our guys don’t give up. They like competing,” Servais stated.

Seattle’s major concern was staying wholesome forward of the upcoming AL wild card sequence and had a second of fear within the sixth inning of the primary recreation when Kelenic was hit by a 91 mph fastball from Detroit starter Eduardo Rodriguez. Kelenic was hit within the ribs and was down for a couple of minutes earlier than jogging to first base and remaining within the recreation. Servais stated Kelenic had the wind knocked out of him.

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Seattle positioned utility man Sam Haggerty on the 10-day injured record with a groin harm that may maintain him out for a minimum of the primary two rounds of the playoffs. Haggerty was harm throughout a stolen base try within the ninth inning of Monday’s loss and will have a major trickle down on Seattle’s playoff roster due to his versatility. Seattle recalled Toro from Triple-A Tacoma to take Haggerty’s spot.

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