Then the man filling in for injured shortstop Jean Segura for the immediate future went out and put the hurt on his previous squad, swatting a first-inning grand slam off right-hander Jake Odorizzi to give the Mariners an early 5-0 lead.
After getting off to a scorching start with Seattle, Motter had cooled considerably of late, batting just .180 over the past 33 games as his average dropped from .282 to .209. He'd gone 19 games and 56 at-bats without an extra-base hit until Friday, when he drove a 74-mph curveball just over the fence in left to clear the bases.