Mariners shut out, get just two hits in 2-0 loss to Orioles

SEATTLE — Grayson Rodriguez allowed just two hits over 6 1/3 shutout innings, and Anthony Santander drove in the go-ahead run with a fourth-inning RBI single as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Seattle Mariners 2-0 on Tuesday night.

Rodriguez (10-3) was dominant against Seattle’s struggling offense, retiring the first eight batters of the game and allowing just one hit through five innings. The Orioles have won five of their last six games after dropping five in a row.

The Mariners threatened twice, but Rodriguez got an inning-ending double play off the bat of Jorge Polanco in the fourth inning and struck Cal Raleigh out in the sixth to escape both jams unscathed.

Josh Rojas had both hits for Seattle, with singles in the third and sixth innings.

Gunnar Henderson got Baltimore’s offense going with a leadoff single in the fourth against Mariners starter George Kirby, and he scored when Santander hit a one-out single to right field.

Cedric Mullins made it a 2-0 game with an RBI single in the seventh that ended Kirby’s day after 6 1/3 innings. Kirby (7-6) allowed two earned runs on seven hits with five strikeouts and one walk.

Rodriguez also went 6 1/3 innings, with four walks and eight strikeouts.

Yennier Cano and Cionel Pérez combined for two perfect innings of relief, and Craig Kimbrel pitched the ninth for his 20th save.

TRAINER’S ROOM

DH/C Mitch Garver (wrist) was still a bit sore on Tuesday after taking a fastball from Joe Ryan off his right wrist in Sunday’s game against Minnesota. Garver was not in the lineup, but took some swings in the batting cage.

ROSTER MOVE

Seattle recalled C Seby Zavala from Triple-A Tacoma, and optioned LHP Jhonathan Diaz … Seattle signed RHP Chris Devenski to a major league contract and assigned him to Triple-A Tacoma. Devenski was released by Tampa Bay on Monday after putting a 6.75 ERA in 26 2/3 innings this season … On Monday, Baltimore activated RHP Corbin Burnes off the paternity list and optioned LHP Matt Krook to Triple-A Norfolk.

UP NEXT

Orioles RHP Dean Kremer (3-4, 4.32 ERA) will pitch Wednesday against Mariners RHP Logan Gilbert (5-4, 2.72).

ORIOLES 2, MARINERS 0
Baltimore AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Henderson ss 4 1 1 0 0 3 .288
Rutschman c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .291
O’Hearn 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .289
Santander rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .234
Kjerstad dh 4 0 0 0 0 3 .265
Westburg 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .281
Cowser lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .228
Mullins cf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .219
Mateo 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .232
Totals 34 2 9 2 2 7
Seattle AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Crawford ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .211
France 1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .230
Raley lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .257
Raleigh c 3 0 0 0 1 2 .200
Polanco 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .193
1-Bliss pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
Canzone rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .214
Rodríguez cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .244
Haniger dh 3 0 0 0 0 2 .210
Rojas 3b 2 0 2 0 0 0 .260
a-Moore ph-3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .209
Totals 28 0 2 0 4 11
Baltimore 000 100 100—2 9 0
Seattle 000 000 000—0 2 0
a-flied out for Rojas in the 8th.
1-ran for Polanco in the 9th.
LOB—Baltimore 7, Seattle 7. 2B—O’Hearn (9). RBIs—Santander (56), Mullins (29). SB—Raley (6). CS—Mullins (4), Cowser (2).
Runners left in scoring position—Baltimore 4 (Westburg 2, Rutschman 2); Seattle 4 (Raleigh 2, Rodríguez 2). RISP—Baltimore 2 for 10; Seattle 0 for 5.
Runners moved up—Canzone. GIDP—Westburg, Polanco.
DP—Baltimore 1 (Henderson, O’Hearn); Seattle 1 (Crawford, Polanco, France).
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Rodrgz, W, 10-3 6.1 2 0 0 4 8 104 3.45
Cano, H, 21 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 8 3.06
Pérez, H, 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 3.96
Kimbrel, S, 20-24 1 0 0 0 0 2 17 2.30
Seattle IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Kirby, L, 7-6 6.1 7 2 2 1 5 95 3.32
Voth 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 17 3.34
Snider 1 1 0 0 0 0 14 2.25
Baumann 1 1 0 0 0 1 17 5.02
Inherited runners-scored—Cano 1-0, Voth 2-0. HBP—Kimbrel 2 (Raley,Polanco).
Umpires—Home, Edwin Moscoso; First, Vic Carapazza; Second, Adam Hamari; Third, Brian Walsh.
T—2:39. A—36,173 (47,929).