Young Mariners right-hander Taijuan Walker gave up just four hits and two runs in six frames, but took the loss as he fell to 1-3 with a 7.22 ERA. Seattle split the two-game Interleague series and is now 15-18 on the year.
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Take that, BABIP: Slumping Padres third baseman Will Middlebrooks, who entered the game with one hit in his last 25 at-bats, connected for his first home run since April 19 when he drilled a Walker fastball over the left field fence. Middlebrooks, though scuffling, came into the game with a .