Seattle 3, Tigers 2
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) - Victor Martinez hit a two run homer but it wasn't enough as the Detroit Tigers lose 3-2 to the Seattle Mariners Friday night.
As heard on 97.1 The Ticket the Tigers took the lead after Martinez hit the home run but failed to rebound after falling behind in the seventh inning 3-2 and never recovered.
Carlos Peguero homered and tripled starting in place of Ichiro Suzuki in right field for Seattle.
The struggling Suzuki, who had played in 255 consecutive games, was given the night off. Peguero, a rookie playing his 26th major league game, helped Seattle overcome a 2-1 deficit.
First, he tripled in the fifth and scored the tying run. Then in the seventh, he hit a towering flyball down the right-field line off Brad Penny (5-5) that stayed a few feet fair as it went over the wall.
Chris Ray (3-1) pitched the sixth and seventh innings in relief for Seattle. David Pauley worked the eighth, and Brandon League pitched the ninth for his 18th save.
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