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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Dylan Moore hit a pair of home runs, including a three-run blast in the fifth inning, and the Seattle Mariners survived a Minnesota Twins’ rally for an 8-7 win Wednesday and a series victory.
Julio Rodríguez added a home run and two doubles as the Mariners won for the fifth time in their past seven games. The AL Central-leading Twins dropped their second in a row following a four-game winning streak.
On a hot afternoon in the Twin Cities that saw seven home runs and 22 combined hits, Moore finished 3 for 4 with four RBIs and his first multi-home run outing. The fifth-year pro came into the day hitting .128 in 20 games this season.
Moore’s three-run homer off reliever Jordan Balazovic in the fifth inning gave Seattle a 7-3 lead.
Seattle rookie right-hander Bryce Miller (7-3) struck out seven while yielding six earned runs on eight hits in 5 2/3 innings.
Minnesota’s Matt Wallner hit his second home run of the day — a solo shot to left for his own first career multi-homer game — off Miller in the sixth.
Andrés Muñoz earned his second save after coaxing Max Kepler’s game-ending ground-out with a runner at second.
Twins starter Joe Ryan (9-7) lasted just 3 2/3 innings, yielding four earned runs on seven hits and striking out seven batters. He required 95 pitches to record 11 outs.
Recalled from Triple-A St. Paul on Wednesday, reliever Josh Winder gave a depleted Twins bullpen four innings of relief. He surrendered one earned run and struck out four batters.
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