Mariners stop 5-game slide with victory
BOSTON — Mike Leake pitched eight shutout innings, Mitch Haniger drove in three runs and the Seattle Mariners snapped a seasonhigh five-game losing streak with a 7-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night.
Nelson Cruz had three hits and scored twice a night after hitting two homers and driving in seven runs for Seattle, which went on its skid after beating Boston two straight at home last weekend.
Leake (8-4) gave up three singles, struck out five and walked two six days after he allowed five runs and took the loss against the Red Sox at Safeco Field. Edwin Diaz gave up two runs in the ninth.
J.D. Martinez had two singles for Boston after going 4 for 5 with five RBIs when the Red Sox collected a season-high 20 hits in a 14-10 victory Friday.
Eduardo Rodriguez (9-2) gave up five runs, four earned, in four innings, snapping his personal sixgame win streak. The Red Sox were 13-1 in his starts this season.
Playing on a cool, misty night, the Mariners managed to close out the Red Sox after blowing two five- run leads during their slide, including Friday.
Seattle broke it open with three runs in the fourth. Haniger made it 4-0 with a two-out, two-run double off the Green Monster. He scored from second on Kyle Seager’s infield hit when Rodriguez slipped covering first and turned late for the plate.
Haniger also had an RBI double in the first.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Mariners: SS Jean Segura missed his third straight game with a right forearm infection. “The swelling has gone down quite a bit,” manager Scott Servais said. The plan was for him to hit and field to see where he’d be for Sunday afternoon’s game.
Red Sox: Manager Alex Cora said LHP Drew Pomeranz (10-day DL, left biceps tendinitis) felt better after throwing off a mound on Friday. He threw lightly on Saturday and Cora said he “might do another bullpen” on Monday. … 3B Rafael Devers fouled a ball of his foot and came out after completing his at-bat.
SHORT-HANDED SOX
Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts (illness) and shortstop Xander Bogaerts (sprained left index finger) were both out of the lineup.