SEATTLE (AP) — Willy Adames hit his seventh career grand slam, Bryce Eldridge smacked a two-run homer and Landen Roupp threw seven sharp innings as the San Francisco Giants beat the Seattle Mariners 7-0 on Friday night in their first game after the All-Star break.
The victory was San Francisco’s third in a row and fourth in five games. The Mariners, meanwhile, mustered only two hits and lost for the sixth time in seven games to drop two games below .500.
Adames, who , stayed with a hanging slider from reliever Nick Davila and field in the seventh.
With two outs in the fifth, off starter Bryce Miller (4-4) that was out of a leaping Victor Robles’ reach. It was Eldridge’s ninth home run this season.
Robles played center field in place of injured Julio Rodríguez, .
San Francisco tacked on a run in the sixth when Luis Arraez hit a chopper to second baseman Cole Young, who committed a costly error when he failed to field the ball cleanly with two outs and the bases loaded.
Seattle, meanwhile, struggled mightily against Roupp (7-8) and failed to get a hit until Josh Naylor singled in the fourth.
Roupp was dominant in his previous start, too, throwing a career-high eight innings .
The Giants reinstated catcher Daniel Susac from the 10-day injured list and designated catcher Eric Haase for assignment before the game.
Up next
Seattle RHP Bryan Woo (7-6, 4.23 ERA) starts the middle game of the series Saturday against RHP Logan Webb (5-7, 3.86).
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