Colt Emerson homered for his first major league hit, Julio Rodriguez also went deep and Bryan Woo pitched six scoreless innings as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Chicago White Sox 6-1 Monday night to snap a three-game skid.
Tristan Peters homered for a second consecutive game for the White Sox, who had a two-game winning streak come to an end and lost for just the second time in their past nine games.
Emerson, the Mariners’ top prospect who was called up from Triple-A Tacoma (Wash.) on Sunday when Brendan Donovan went on the 10-day injured list (strained left groin), lined a three-run shot just over the wall in the right-field corner with two outs in the eighth to help Seattle pull away.
Woo (4-2), a right-hander, allowed three hits, walked two and struck out eight. He retired the final 13 batters he faced.
Rodriguez homered to right-center field with one out in the bottom of the first inning off White Sox rookie left-hander Noah Schultz (2-3), who was facing the Mariners for the first time.
Seattle extended its lead to 2-0 in the third on a controversial obstruction call.
Jhonny Pereda, the No. 9 hitter in the Mariners’ lineup, led off the inning and was hit by a pitch. With two outs, Randy Arozarena doubled to left, with Pereda running into the back of White Sox second baseman Sam Antonacci shortly after rounding second base. Pereda continued home and was thrown out easily, but the umpires huddled after the play and ruled Pereda was to be awarded the run. White Sox manager Will Venable argued the call and was ejected by home-plate umpire Tripp Gibson.
Seattle tacked on another run in the sixth. Arozarena led off with a double to center and advanced to third on a passed ball. Josh Naylor grounded a single to right to make it 3-0.
Peters went deep to right off Mariners reliever Eduard Bazardo with two outs in the seventh to thwart the shutout bid.
Naylor led off the eighth with a single to left and pinch-hitter Dominic Canzone walked. With two outs, Emerson went deep on a 2-2 changeup from Trevor Richards.
Schultz went 5 1/3 innings and gave up three runs on five hits, with no walks and six strikeouts.
–Field Level Media
