Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - Erasmo Ramirez worked seven effective innings
Tuesday and the Seattle Mariners snuck past the Toronto Blue Jays, 4-3, in the
opener of a three-game series at Rogers Centre.
Ramirez (1-2) allowed two runs on six hits and a walk with six strikeouts to
snap a string of three consecutive no-decisions. Tom Wilhelmsen collected his
25th save of the season with a scoreless ninth inning.
Kyle Seager went 3-for-5 with a key solo home run and an RBI single, while
Michael Saunders added an RBI single among his two hits for the Mariners, who
snapped a three-game skid.
Colby Rasmus, Moises Sierra and Yunel Escobar drove in runs for the Blue Jays,
who had their four-game winning streak snapped.
Brandon Morrow (8-6) was tagged for four runs on 11 hits and a walk over 4 2/3
innings.
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