The Seattle Mariners may have put their recent road woes behind them.
A day after a dramatic Julio Rodríguez home run helped the M’s beat the Braves 10-2 and snap a four-game skid, he and the Seattle offense just kept on rolling in Atlanta.
Saturday: Julio homers twice, delivers web gem in Mariners’ win
The Mariners exploded for eight runs in the third inning Sunday to jump out to a commanding 9-0 lead. And yes, Julio was right in the middle of it.
With the bases loaded and no outs, Seattle’s star center fielder ripped a three-run double off Braves third baseman Nacho Alvarez Jr. that even scored Cal Raleigh all the way from first base.
In the inning, which started with a nicely placed 0-2 single by Victor Robles to right field, the M’s batted around, eventually sending a whopping 12