SEATTLE, WA - MAY 27: Julio Rodriguez #44 of the Seattle Mariners hits a two-run home run off of starter Justin Verlander #35 of the Houston Astros that also scored Ty France #23 during the first inning at T-Mobile Park on May 27, 2022 in Seattle, WaAfter being shut down by Justin Verlander twice already this season, the approach by the Seattle Mariners this time around was to be overly aggressive.
Rodríguez, Kyle Lewis, Ty France and Taylor Trammell went deep off Verlander, tying his career-high for homers allowed in a start. Verlander entered with seven earned runs allowed in 51 2/3 innings this season and gave up six to the Mariners, all via the long ball. "We’ve faced him enough times to know that runs are hard to come by," Lewis said. "So just trying to be aggressive as possible. That’s one thing we preached in the pregame and try to really go out and execute. It’s actually a good job of seeing the pregame transition into the game."
Verlander started the night with a scoreless streak at 19 innings — one off his career-best — and a major league-leading 1.22 ERA. The scoreless streak ended after three batters, and his ERA ended the night at 2.03.
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