Mariners Win Seventh Straight Game
Posted July 1, 2007 12:00 pm.
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The Seattle Mariners beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-3 on Saturday night for their seventh straight win. It’s Seattle longest win streak since a nine-game win streak in 2003.
Roy Halladay (9-3) wasn’t battered around, but gave up 10 hits, four in the sixth inning alone, when Seattle took the lead for good. The former Cy Young winner allowed three runs and struck out three, losing for the first time since May 10 against Boston. He had been 5-0 in his last six starts.
Tied at one in the sixth, Ben Broussard lined a one-out single and advanced to second on Kenji Johjima’s groundout. Broussard then scored on Adrian Beltre’s single to center, and after Beltre moved up on a wild pitch, Yuniesky Betancourt hit an RBI single to left.
Seattle added five more in the seventh off Toronto’s bullpen, sending nine batters to the plate. Broussard scored a pair on his fourth single – a flare over the drawn in infield. It was his seventh career four-hit game.
Mostly used as a pinch-hitter this season, Broussard has gotten more regular at-bats during Seattle’s current homestand because of an injury to Raul Ibanez. Broussard has driven in eight runs in his last six games.
Toronto got even in the sixth without a hit. Vernon Wells walked, advanced to second on a wild pitch and went to third on Troy Glaus’ fly out down the right field line.
