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Smith’s walk-off single in 9th lifts Mariners over Tigers

Published 1:30 am Friday, July 26, 2019

Smith’s walk-off single in 9th lifts Mariners over Tigers
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Smith’s walk-off single in 9th lifts Mariners over Tigers
The Mariners’ Mallex Smith (second from left) is mobbed by teammates, including J.P. Crawford (left), Tim Beckham (second from right), and Omar Narvaez (right) after Smith hit a walk-off RBI single in the ninth inning of a game against the Tigers on July 26, 2019, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Associated Press

SEATTLE — Mallex Smith hit an RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Seattle Mariners a 3-2 win over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.

Smith drove in Kyle Seager on a full-count pitch from reliever Jose Cisnero (0-1) to complete a three-run rally that started with Tom Murphy’s game-tying, two-run homer in the seventh.

Roenis Elias (3-2) pitched a 1-2-3 inning to get the win with help from shortstop J.P. Crawford, who made a diving stab and spinning, no-look throw for the third out of the ninth.

The victory gave the Mariners their first three-game winning streak since June 19-21.

Detroit has lost four straight and 10 of 11.

Tigers starter Daniel Norris entered the seventh with a 2-0 lead thanks to homers by Brandon Dixon and former Mariner John Hicks. The left-hander gave up a leadoff double to Daniel Vogelbach before Murphy hit his 10th home run on a 2-2 pitch.

Norris allowed five hits and struck out eight in 6.1 innings.

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