Date: 07/27/2015 04:59 AM
AP-NW–SportsMinute/247
Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press
SEATTLE (AP) – Franklin Gutierrez homered with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning yesterday to give Seattle a 6-5 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays, a game the Mariners kept close with the aid of a triple play. Gutierrez jumped on an 0-2 pitch from Aaron Loup (2-5) and drove it over the wall in left-center for his third homer. Nelson Cruz brought the Mariners even at 5-5 in the seventh with his 25th home run, a two-run shot to left off Bo Schultz.
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) – Randy Johnson has been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. The towering left-hander, nicknamed the Big Unit, was enshrined yesterday. The 6-foot-10 native of Walnut Creek, California, played 22 seasons in the major leagues and led his league in strikeouts nine times. He also earned four ERA titles and recorded 100 complete games and 37 shutouts.
SAN DIEGO (AP) – Justin Upton homered and Odrisamer Despaigne pitched six solid innings as the San Diego Padres beat the Miami Marlins 3-2 yesterday. Upton, mentioned in various trade rumors, hit his 16th home run and also singled. Yonder Alonso also had two hits. The Padres have won nine of the last 11 games against the Marlins at Petco Park.
UNDATED (AP) – The Seattle Sounders will host the Vancouver Whitecaps this weekend. The Sounders are working to come back after a 1-0 loss against the Montreal Impact on Saturday.
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