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Mariners give Rzepczynski rare opportunity to get right-handed hitters out

- M’s reliever Marc Rzepczynski got to feel whole again Saturday.

He pitched a full inning in Seattle’s 9-2 victory over Tampa Bay.

That is usually not the case for the left-hander, who primarily comes in to face a batter or two - guys who hit from the left side - late in the ballgame.

But on Saturday, Rzepczynski came on to pitch the eighth inning, and faced two right-handed hitters right off the bat - infielder Daniel Robertson and catcher Derek Norris.

Rzepczynski walked Robertson before getting Norris to line out to centerfielder Guillermo Heredia for the first out.