(Photo: Carlos Osorio, Associated Press)
Detroit — Niko Goodrum fielded questions about Tuesday night's two near-collisions with left fielder Brandon Dixon the same way he tracked those two fly balls — aggressively.
“I play hard,” he said before Wednesday's game. “That’s the only way I play.”
The two plays opened the door for eight runs in the Seattle Mariners’ 11-6 win. With one out in the sixth inning, Goodrum and Dixon converged on a slicing liner by Daniel Vogelbach. Dixon was in position to catch the ball but pulled back at the last second when he felt Goodrum charging.