Saturday, September 7th, 2013 8:10PM CST
Making his major league debut, James Paxton delivered a strong performance for the Seattle Mariners on Saturday, pitching six innings and surrendering just one earned run. Support came from solo home runs hit by Justin Smoak and Kendrys Morales. Seattle ultimately defeated the Tampa Bay Rays by a score of 6-2, adding to Tampa Bay's difficulties during their West Coast road swing.
Date: Saturday, September 7th, 2013
Time: 8:10PM CST
Stadium: T-Mobile Park
Location: Seattle, Washington
Attendance: 17,773
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SEA |
1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
TB |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: N Franklin 2 (17, A Torres, J Wright); M Saunders (18, A Torres)
Home Runs: J Smoak (16, 2nd inning off C Archer 0 on, 0 Out); K Morales (19, 3rd inning off C Archer 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: K Morales 2 (74), J Smoak (40), A Almonte (3), M Saunders (40), N Franklin (43)
2-out Runs Batted In: K Morales 2, N Franklin
Sacrifice Hit: B Miller; A Almonte
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-8 (K Seager 0-2, B Miller 0-2, M Zunino 0-1, A Almonte 1-1, K Morales 1-1, N Franklin 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: B Miller 2

Wild Pitches: T Wilhelmsen
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: J Paxton 12-24; T Wilhelmsen 2-5; C Ruffin 2-3; L Luetge 0-1; D Farquhar 2-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: J Paxton 19-8-12-20; T Wilhelmsen 6-1-3-3; C Ruffin 4-3-0-1; L Luetge 0-0-0-1; D Farquhar 2-1-3-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Paxton 11-4; T Wilhelmsen 0-3; C Ruffin 0-0; L Luetge 1-0; D Farquhar 2-0
Game Scores: J Paxton 60

Double Plays: 1 (B Miller-N Franklin-J Smoak)
Errors: K Seager (13, throw)

Caught Stealing: M Saunders (5, 3rd base by J Wright)
Stolen Bases: A Almonte (1, 2nd base off C Archer/J Lobaton)

Home Runs: E Longoria (29, 6th inning off J Paxton 1 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: E Longoria 2 (74)
Ground Into Double Play: Y Escobar
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-4 (Y Escobar 0-1, B Zobrist 0-1, D Jennings 0-1, J Lobaton 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: B Zobrist 2; J Lobaton 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: C Archer 11-17; A Torres 3-8; J Wright 2-3; W Wright 0-4; C Ramos 1-5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: C Archer 5-10-15-14; A Torres 5-2-5-6; J Wright 2-1-1-3; W Wright 4-3-2-2; C Ramos 3-2-3-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Archer 5-4; A Torres 2-1; J Wright 1-0; W Wright 0-1; C Ramos 1-0
Game Scores: C Archer 45

Errors: J Loney (7, ground ball)
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