Washburn beats Pads for first win in 8 starts

Washburn beats Pads for first win in 8 starts

Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki, of Japan, right, makes the catch in front of Jose Lopez ,left, on a foul ball hit by the San Diego Padres Khalil Greene during the seventh inning of a baseball game Friday, June 27, 2008 in San Diego.

By Associated Press

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Jarrod Washburn won for the first time in eight starts and the Seattle Mariners beat Randy Wolf and the San Diego Padres 5-2 Friday night despite stranding a franchise-record 18 baserunners.

The Mariners (29-50) have the worst record in the majors while the Padres (32-49) are tied with the Washington Nationals for the second-worst. The Mariners won for the third time in four games while the Padres have lost six straight and 11 of 13.

Washburn (3-7) hadn't won since May 5, when he beat Texas 7-3. He had three losses and four no-decisions in his last seven starts.

Ichiro Suzuki and Jose Lopez each had three hits for the Mariners, while Adrian Beltre drove in three runs. San Diego's Brian Giles also had three hits.

The Mariners left the bases loaded in the first, second and ninth innings. The previous franchise record for runners left on base was 16, four times.

Washburn came out ahead in the battle of lefties. He went 7 2-3 innings in his longest start of the season, holding San Diego to two runs and seven hits.

Washburn retired the first two batters in the eighth before Brian Giles' tripled into the right-field corner. Adrian Gonzalez, representing the tying run, was intentionally walked before Kevin Kouzmanoff grounded out to second.

Brandon Morrow got the last four outs for his third save in as many chances.

Wolf (5-7) lasted only 3 1-3 innings, throwing 97 pitches in his shortest outing of the year. Wolf allowed 13 of the 23 batters he faced to reach base, allowing eight hits and walking five. He allowed three runs, two earned.

Wolf dodged bases-loaded jams in the first and second inning, and stranded two more runners in the third.

The Mariners finally got to Wolf in the fourth, getting four straight singles and a walk with one out. Raul Ibanez singled to center to bring in the first run and Beltre bounced a single past diving second baseman Edgar Gonzalez to bring in two more.

The Mariners added a run in the sixth against right-hander Brett Tomko, who was signed earlier in the day. Richie Sexson walked with one out and scored on Kenji Johjima's double.

Padres rookie Chase Headley hit his third home since his callup on June 17, a two-run shot in the seventh. Kevin Kouzmanoff was aboard on a leadoff double that bounced over the fence in right-center.
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