Major League Baseball
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Tampa Bay 2, Seattle 0
When: 3:40 PM ET, Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Where: Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington
Temperature: 74°
Umpires: Home - Kerwin Danley, 1B - Lance Barksdale, 2B - Mark Ripperger, 3B - Gary Cederstrom
Attendance: 20951

Rays 2, Mariners 0:
Jake Odorizzi allowed one hit in six shutout innings as visiting Tampa Bay won the three-game series with Seattle.

Yunel Escobar drew a bases-loaded walk and the Rays also scored on a wild pitch while beating the Mariners for the second consecutive day. Tampa Bay prevailed despite having only three hits and striking out 13 times against five Seattle pitchers.

Odorizzi (2-3) struck out seven and walked two in his second consecutive solid outing. He had a no-hitter through 5 2/3 innings before Mariners outfielder James Jones hit a soft line-drive single to left.

Dustin Ackley hit a one-out double in the eighth off Joel Peralta but was stranded during a half-inning that featured Seattle manager Lloyd McClendon throwing his hat into the stands after being ejected by first base umpire Lance Barksdale for disputing a check-swing call. Grant Balfour worked a perfect ninth for his seventh save.

Evan Longoria delivered a one-out single in the fourth inning and Brandon Maurer (1-2) retired the next hitter before suffering control issues and walking the next three batters. Maurer was removed after issuing the walk to Escobar and reliever Dominic Leone tossed a wild pitch on his second offering to Ryan Hanigan.

GAME NOTEBOOK:
Rays 2B Ben Zobrist dislocated his left thumb while sliding head-first into second base when he was caught stealing in the top of the fifth. … Maurer gave up two runs, two hits and four walks in 3 2/3 innings. … Odorizzi has struck out 18 while tossing 11 scoreless innings over his last two outings.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Tampa Bay   Seattle
Jake Odorizzi Player Brandon Maurer
Win W/L Loss
6.0 IP 3.2
7 Strikeouts 3
1 Hits 2
0.00 ERA 4.91
Hitting
Tampa Bay   Seattle
Evan Longoria Player Dustin Ackley
1 Hits 1
0 RBI 0
0 HR 0
1 TB 2
.333 Avg .333
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Tampa Bay 3 0 4 .100 12 13 1 6 0 0
Seattle 2 0 3 .074 8 9 0 3 0 1