TORONTO, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Jose Lopez hit three home runs Wednesday and Michael Saunders added a two-run shot, bringing the Seattle Mariners a 6-3 victory over Toronto.
The Mariners need five more victories in their last 11 games to avoid their second 100-loss season in three years.
After Saunders put Seattle in front for good with his second-inning homer, Lopez hit solo shots in the third and sixth and a two-run blast in the eighth.
David Pauley (3-8) allowed two runs on six hits over six innings to get the victory. He had not won in any of his previous five starts.
Vernon Wells hit his 29th homer in Toronto's two-run fourth.
Kyle Drabek (0-2) lost his second game in as many major league starts. He gave up three runs on four hits in five innings.
