The Seattle Times · Apr 6, 2017
Mariners lose in extra innings in Houston to remain winless
HOUSTON — The hitting failures of the 13th inning — where they actually took a one-run lead — came back to haunt the Mariners.
George Springer’s three-run walkoff homer off rookie Chase De Jong into the first row of the Crawford Boxes in left field kept the Mariners winless, this time with a discouraging 5-3 loss.
Having used seven relievers on the night, they were forced to call on De Jong to try and close out the win. Remember De Jong was only with the team because left-handed reliever Dillon Overton was on the paternity list for the birth of his first child.
De Jong came into the game having pitched all of one game at the Class AA level and nothing higher.
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