Mariners Eliminate Marlins - Advance to the World Series

The Seattle Mariners advance to the World Series for their seventh time in their history as they defeated the Chicago White Sox in 5 games.  A recap of the series:

Game 1:

Mariners score 4 first inning unearned runs and Jon Lester goes on cruise control allowing 1 hit through 8 innings as the Mariners enter the 9^th with a 7-1 lead.  It takes 4 Mariner pitchers stop the late rally as the Marlins add 5 runs in the 9^th and strand the tying run on base.  Mariners out hit the Marlins 15-4 and win 7-6.  Ryan Braun goes 3-5 with 2 RBI.  Angel Miranda takes the loss allowing 6 hits and the 4 runs in less than 2 innings. 

 

Game 2:

Mariners jump to early lead at home again by plating 2 runs in the first.  They add 2 more in the third and seventh innings as they enter the 9^th with a 6-1 advantage behind a strong Justin Verlander performance.  The Marlin bats come alive in the 9^th again and plate 2 runs before Francisco Rodriguez closes down the game as the Mariners win 6-3.  Verlander strikes out 7 in 8 innings for the victory.  David Price allows 11 hits in 6 innings to take the loss. 

 

Game 3:

These teams couldn’t travel much further as they leave Seattle and head to Miami for game 3.  The Mariners start the game with a run.  The Marlins tie it in the 2^nd and take a one run lead in the 4^th.  The Mariners come back the following inning to score 2 runs on a Nelson Cruz HR to grab the lead.  Alex Colome allows a few singles in the 8^th to allow the Marlins to tie it.  Evan Longoria hits a solo HR in the 13^th inning and the 8^th Mariner pitcher, Rodriguez retires the side and strikes out 2 for the save as the Mariners win 4-3.   Madison Bumgarner pitches 8 strong innings for the Marlins but does not factor into the decision. 

 

Game 4:

The Mariners fail to score in the first inning for the first time in the series but the Marlins put 2 up to start the game.  Wilson Ramos hits a 3 run HR in the 3^rd inning for a 5-1 Marlin lead.  Kyle Hendricks earns the CG victory with 7 strikeouts as the Marlins win their first game of the series 7-1.

 

Game 5:

Evan Longoria scores the first run of the game in the 2^nd inning and hits a 2 run HR in the 4^th for a 3 run Mariner lead.  The Mariners add a couple of more runs against Mashiro Tanaka in the first 5 innings.  The Marlins start to get to Verlander by putting a run up in the 7^th and 2 in the 8^th.  Carl Edwards Jr ends the rally in the 8^th and Francisco Rodriguez earns the save as the Mariners win 5-3.