MLB: Julio Rodriguez makes history in Mariners’ win over Padres

Date:

Share post:


Julio Rodriguez became the first player in major league history to hit 25 home runs and steal 25 bases in their debut season as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting San Diego Padres 6-1 in an interleague game Wednesday afternoon.

Eugenio Suarez and Carlos Santana also went deep, and Luis Castillo pitched six scoreless innings as the Mariners (80-62) earned a split of the two-game series.

Rodriguez hit the first pitch from Padres right-hander Mike Clevenger (5-7) over the wall in left-center field for his 26th homer of the season, sparking a three-run first inning.

Rodriguez was hit by a pitch to lead off the fifth inning and proceeded to swipe second, his 25th stolen base. Arizona’s Chris Young (2007) and the Los Angeles Angels’ Mike Trout (2012) also reached the 25-25 plateau in their rookie seasons, but both had made their major league debuts a year earlier. It took Rodriguez 125 games to hit the mark, three games less than Trout — who had been the fastest to 25/25.

Rodriguez appeared to have his 25th stolen base after a one-out single in the second, but Ty France hit a soft liner to second baseman Jake Cronenworth and Rodriguez was doubled up to end the inning.

After being shut out 2-0 by Yu Darvish and Josh Hader the previous night, the Mariners jumped on Clevenger early. Following Rodriguez’s blast, France singled to right field and Suarez hit a towering shot to right-center.

Seattle doubled its lead after Rodriguez and France were both hit by pitches in the fifth. An out later, Santana went deep to right-center to make it 6-0.

Castillo (7-5), a right-hander acquired from Cincinnati at the trade deadline, allowed four hits, walked one and struck out nine.

Clevenger went five innings and gave up six runs on seven hits. He walked two and fanned two.

The Padres (78-65) scored their lone run in the seventh. Wil Myers greeted reliever Penn Murfee with a double to center and, an out later, Myers scored on Jorge Alfaro’s double, also to center.

–Field Level Media

spot_img

Related articles

MLB: Rays SS Wander Franco placed on administrative leave again

The Tampa Bay Rays took shortstop Wander Franco off the 40-man roster and placed him on paid administrative...

MLB: MLB 2024 Preview: Dodgers pegged to win 46 more games than A’s

As the 2024 major league season gets underway in earnest on Thursday, the Los Angeles Dodgers are already...

MLB: Reports: 1B Jared Walsh rebounds to make Rangers roster

First baseman Jared Walsh earned his way onto the Texas Rangers' Opening Day roster, multiple outlets reported Wednesday,...

MLB: Mets’ season opener vs. Brewers pushed back by rain forecast

The New York Mets' season opener against the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday has been postponed to Friday...

FREE

Get the most important breaking news and analyses for Free.

Thank you for subscribing

Something went wrong.