Saturday night, it was Jay Bruce that kept the home run spree going for the Seattle Mariners.
Bruce, one of the longest tenured major-league players on Seattle’s new-look roster, perfectly timed his first long ball of the season, sending a three-run homer to center in the bottom of the fifth.
That gave the Mariners a much-needed four-run cushion against the visiting Boston Red Sox, and the lead held, as the Mariners worked to a 6-5 win in front of 34,928 at T-Mobile Park.
Bruce entered the game batting just 1 for 15 in four appearances, but the timely home run made the difference in the win.