Bam! Bam! Bam! The Mariners romped the Padres with hit after hit scoring the most runs since the 2002 season. The offensive onslaught was led by Mike Sweeney, who less than a week ago, had 3 consecutive games home runs, smacked 2 in this game and and drove in 6 runs. He raised his batting average 50 points in one game! Also homering was Josh Bard, his first for the M's, Milton Bradley went 3-5 and Josh Wilson went 2-5 with 3 rbis. The only Mariners started without a hit was Jose Lopez.
On the flip side, Cliff Lee is the new owner of a not so complementing Mariners pitching record. He became the first Mariner to give up 8 runs, but still get a win. It was ugly for Lee, but also nice to get the kind of run support to be able to pitch confidently. Besides, Padres starter Wade LeBlanc also gave up 8 runs, and Padres reliever Cesar Ramos gave up 7.
PLAYER OF THE GAME:
Sweeney, who was playing like he was back in the Cactus League. Hopefully, he continues to be productive offensively and hold the DH spot for good reason.
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