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Zunino's cannon arm showing improved pop

ST. PETERSBURG -- Mike Zunino takes great pride in his defensive work behind the plate, and the Mariners catcher has made a huge stride this year in the percentage of baserunners he's caught stealing.

When Zunino threw out the Rays' Joey Wendle for the game-ending out in Friday's 4-3 win, it was the ninth runner he'd nailed in 23 stolen-base attempts this season (a 39.1 percent success rate) compared to 14-of-68 last year (20.6 percent).

That's second among catchers with more than 200 innings of work, trailing only Royals standout Salvador Perez.