Gamel has 4 hits, Mariners rally to win
PHILADELPHIA >> Taylor Motter had the go-ahead RBI double in the ninth inning, Ben Gamel had four hits and the Seattle Mariners overcame a four-run deficit to beat the Phillies 10-9 on Tuesday night in Carlos Ruiz’s return to Philadelphia.
Gamel went 4 for 5 with a threerun home run, two singles, a double and scored three runs. The right fielder threw out the potential goahead run at home in the eighth.
Robinson Cano, who left the game with a quadriceps injury, also homered for the Mariners.
Michael Saunders, Tommy Joseph and Aaron Altherr also homered for the Phillies, who led 4-0 in the third, fell behind 5-4, then led 9-5 in the sixth
The teams combined for 27 hits and four errors in a game that spanned 3 hours, 48 minutes.
Nick Vincent (1-0) pitched a scoreless inning, and Edwin Diaz worked the ninth for his seventh save. Hector Neris (1-2) was the loser.
Jean Segura, who scored three runs, hit a one-out single off Neris in the ninth and scored on Motter’s double opener.
Ruiz, one of the key players in Philadelphia’s run to consecutive World Series appearances in 200809, got a standing ovation when he pinch hit in the eighth and flied out. Ruiz, a Phillies All-Star, flied out in his first game in Philadelphia since he was traded last season to the Los Angeles Dodgers. He signed with Seattle during the offseason.
Phillies fans booed catcher Tuffy Gosewisch during his at-bats.
The Phillies ran themselves out of a potential go-ahead rally in the eighth. With a runner on, Altherr doubled off the wall and Odubel Herrera was intentionally walked to load the bases with one out. Maikel Franco hit a shallow fly to right off Vincent and Gamel threw out Daniel Nava at the plate for the stunning double play.
Saunders hit a two-run shot and Joseph followed with a solo homer to help the Phillies lead 4-0 in the first. for a win in the road trip
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