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Furbush, Smith dial up K's in extended efforts

The rest of the night, Seattle's bullpen held, but the zeros on the scoreboard didn't come without high-stress situations.

Lefty reliever Charlie Furbush came on to start the 11th but quickly found himself in a two-on, no-outs hole when Victor Martinez doubled to left-center to start the inning, forcing him to intentionally walk J.D. Martinez.

"I know I've faced Victor before, and he's a tough out and he's gotten a few hits off me," Furbush said. "But I just tried to stick to my game and stick to my strengths, and it all worked out in the end.