Mariners cool off Tigers behind Paxton
DETROIT -- James Paxton cooled down the Detroit Tigers' offense with seven shutout innings, and the Seattle Mariners rolled to an 8-0 victory on Wednesday at Comerica Park.
Paxton (3-0), who hasn't given up a run in four of his five starts, allowed four hits and a walk while striking out nine. Detroit had scored a combined 32 runs in its previous two games, including a 19-9 win over the Mariners on Tuesday.
Leadoff hitter Jean Segura led Seattle's offense with three hits, two runs and two RBIs. Guillermo Heredia and Nelson Cruz each supplied two-run homers for the Mariners (9-13). Cruz has 25 career homers against the Tigers, including postseason play.
Losing pitcher Daniel Norris (1-2) allowed four runs on nine hits in four-plus innings. The Tigers (11-9) saw their three-game winning streak end.
Norris escaped a bases-loaded jam in the first but wasn't as fortunate in the second. Segura knocked in Seattle's first run with a two-out single and Heredia followed with his second homer of the season for a 3-0 lead.
The Tigers could have gotten one back in the inning if anyone but painfully slow Victor Martinez was on first when John Hicks doubled into the gap. Martinez could only make it to third and Paxton then retired the next two batters.
Ben Gamel drew a bases-loaded walk in the fifth, nudging Seattle's advantage to 4-0.
NOTES: Seattle placed ace RHP Felix Hernandez and RF Mitch Haniger on the 10-day disabled list. Hernandez (2-2) experienced shoulder inflammation while lasting just two innings in his start on Tuesday. Haniger sustained an oblique strain the same night. RHPs Chris Heston and Evan Marshall were optioned to Triple-A Tacoma. ... The Mariners recalled four players from Tacoma -- RF Ben Gamel, RHP Chase De Jong, LHP Dillon Overton and RHP Casey Fein. De Jong will start against Cleveland on Saturday in place of Hernandez. ... Seattle 3B Kyle Seager did not start for the fourth consecutive game due to a sore hip, but manager Scott Servais is hopeful Seager will return to the lineup on Thursday. ... Detroit SS Jose Iglesias is expected to be activated from the seven-day DL on Thursday. He was sidelined with concussion symptoms. ... The Tigers' 19 runs on Tuesday were their most since they scored the same amount on July 21, 2008, at Kansas City.