Thursday, March 15, 2012

Johjima steals home to help Mariners blank Tigs 5-0

Felix Hernandez allowed just two hits in seven innings, and Kenji Johjima likely scored the most unusual run of his career with a steal of home in the Seattle Mariners' 5-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday.

The big-budget Tigers have been shut out a major league-leading nine times, three times their total from last year.

Johjima also had a two-run single in the first, backing a superb performance on the mound from Hernandez, who became the first Seattle pitcher to quiet the Tigers' bats in their five meetings this season.

In four losses to Detroit entering Saturday, the Mariners had surrendered 37 runs.

Hernandez (3-5) struck …

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