SEATTLE -- It was only one swing, but it was a big one.
Mike Zunino's home run that led off the bottom of the fifth inning in Saturday's 3-1 Mariners win over the Texas Rangers was a relief for a team that had been battling for positives. Throughout their four-game losing streak, which spanned the three-game set against the Dodgers early in the week and the series opener against the Rangers on Friday night at Safeco Field, Seattle hitters were hitting the ball hard in key situations and watching run-scoring, game-winning opportunities disappear into the webbing of their opponents' gloves.