Mariners 2, Giants 0
SEATTLE -- Mariners starter Felix Hernandez outdueled the Giants' Madison Bumgarner in a battle of two of the top pitchers in the game, leading Seattle to a 2-0 win over San Francisco on Wednesday.
Hernandez threw eight scoreless innings, allowing four hits, before left-hander Charlie Furbush and new closer Carson Smith finished off the win. Hernandez (10-3) gave up four hits, struck out five and walked two while throwing 106 pitches. It marked the third time in 14 starts this season that Hernandez did not allow a run.
Bumgarner (7-4) surrendered four hits and struck out nine but gave up two runs while taking the tough-luck loss. The Giants (35-32) have failed to score a run in either of his past two starts, having lost 1-0 to the Arizona Diamondbacks the last time Bumgarner pitched.
Run-scoring, sixth-inning doubles from center fielder Austin Jackson and second baseman Robinson Cano proved to be the difference in the game.
The Mariners didn't get a baserunner off Bumgarner until the fifth inning, and then they finally broke the scoreless tie in the sixth.
Catcher Mike Zunino hit a one-out single, then he scored the game's first run on Jackson's double. San Francisco center fielder Angel Pagan appeared to have a bead on Jackson's fly ball to right-center field, but the ball fell just out of Pagan's reach and rolled to the wall. Zunino barely beat the throw home, which was off line and caused catcher Buster Posey to make a diving sweep-tag that missed by only an inch or two.
Jackson, who took third on the throw, scored on Cano's double one batter later.
Smith, who has temporarily taken over closing duties for struggling veteran Fernando Rodney, earned the save after getting the final out for the Mariners (30-36). Furbush retired the first two batters of the inning.
NOTES: Seattle RHP Felix Hernandez was coming off the worst outing of his career, as he allowed eight earned runs in one-third of an inning in his previous start. The last time Hernandez allowed four earned runs or more in back-to-back outings was in May 2013. ... Hernandez and San Francisco LHP Madison Bumgarner faced each other only once before: three years earlier, to the day, than Wednesday. Each starter allowed one earned run and a no-decision in that game. ... San Francisco signed 2B Marco Scutaro to a goodwill contract Wednesday. Scutaro, 39, signed for the remainder of the season but won't play for the team this year. He was released in January and never caught on with another team. ... Mariners LHP James Paxton had a setback in his recovery from a strained finger, manager Lloyd McClendon said. Paxton has been out since May 29 but isn't currently throwing.