DETROIT, July 22 (UPI) -- A two-run homer by Russell Branyan in the eighth inning Wednesday, one of just two hits for Seattle in the entire game, boosted the Mariners past Detroit 2-1.
Seattle won for the fourth time in five contests despite being shut down by Armando Galarraga for 7 1/3 innings.
Galarraga walked four, but the only hit he gave up was a fifth-inning single by Ryan Langerhans.
Jack Hannahan drew a walk to lead off the Seattle eighth and moved to second on a ground out by Ronny Cedeno. Bobby Seay (1-2) was called on to replace Galarraga and he got Ichiro Suzuki to hit a grounder to shortstop, on which Hannahan was thrown out at third.
Needing one more out to escape the inning, Seay served up a home run ball to Branyan on a 1-0 pitch.
The Mariners stayed in the game thanks to another excellent outing from Felix Hernandez (11-3). He allowed a run on six hits over seven innings, striking out eight and walking one.
David Aardsma retired the side in order in the ninth for his 23rd save. Hernandez has won his seven decisions in a row, his last loss having come on May 19.
The start of the game was delayed by rain for 38 minutes.
