After his 100th and final pitch of the night, his night, Andrew Moore strolled back to the Mariners’ dugout, greeted there with a round of hearty handshakes from teammates and coaches. Beyond the dugout, the Safeco Field crowd stood and offered a rousing ovation for the rookie right-hander.
For a major league debut, it doesn’t get much better.
And for the Mariners this season, it hasn’t been better than this.
Moore pitched seven strong innings to win his debut, Robinson Cano hit two home runs — including the 11th grand slam of his career — and the Mariners completed a four-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers with a 9-6 victory Thursday night to move above the .