Derek Holland, pitching in a big league uniform for the first time in 131 days, walked zero, as did the trio of Keone Kela, Jake Diekman, and Sam Dyson, called on with one out in the seventh to preserve Texas 3, Seattle 2, which in the span of four pitches swelled to 7-2, thanks to back-to-back-to-back assaults* on Joe Beimel, who came into the game with a 3.86 ERA and left it, five batters later, with a 4.78.
[* Postgame commentary by the assailants: “That was great” (Mitch Moreland); “It’s fun” (Mike Napoli); “It was amazing” (Elvis Andrus).