Adam Jones drove in five, including a three-run blast in the 4th. Jones finished 3-for-5 and is now batting .267 with 9 home runs. He’s the Hangout Player of the Game.
Starting Pitching
- Kevin Gausman still doesn’t look like his 2016 self yet but he was able to have an effectively wild outing tonight. He improves to 3-4 with a 5.92 ERA on the season. Final Line: 5.2 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 5 BB, 4 K, Win.
Relief Pitching
- Mychal Givens worked 1.2 perfect innings of relief after Gausman was pulled with one out in the 6th.
- Darren O’Day pitched the 8th and allowed one run to score on two hits.
- Mike Wright worked a scoreless 9th with two punchouts.
Hitting
- Chris Davis went 2-for-4 and crushed his 11th home run of the season in the 7th.
- Seth Smith went 3-for-4, drew a walk, and scored twice in the leadoff spot.
- Mark Trumbo went 2-for-3 with 2 RBI and a walk.
- J.J. Hardy went 2-for-4 and scored twice.
Fielding
- Jonathan Schoop made an errant throw on a double play attempt in the 4th that allowed Aaron Judge to score from third.
