Chase DeLauter homers again, but two Mariners home runs beat Guardians
Chase DeLauter joins real exclusive MLB company but it's not enough to prevent the Guardians from losing at the Mariners late Friday night.
SEATTLE — Cole Young and Luke Riley hit home runs and George Kirby pitched six strong innings as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Cleveland Guardians 5-1 on Friday night to even their four-game series at one apiece. Guardians rookie Chase DeLauter went deep for the third time in two games. Kirby (1-0) allowed one run on two hits.
The right-hander walked two and struck out six. Guardians right-hander Gavin Williams (0-1) struggled with his command. He allowed three runs on two hits over five innings with seven strikeouts and walked a career-high six.
DeLauter, who made his first regular-season appearance Thursday after debuting in last year's playoffs, homered with one out in the first inning for a second straight night. His fly ball to right-center field just eluded the glove of a leaping Raley at the wall. DeLauter is the third player since 1900 with three home runs in his first two career regular-season games.
The others to do it are Trevor Story in 2016 and Joe Cunningham in 1954. Williams held Seattle scoreless until the fourth. Randy Arozarena and Dominic Canzone drew walks and, with two outs, Young just cleared the fence in right to make it 3-1.