Howie Kendrick's two-run single capped a ninth-inning rally and gave the Los Angeles Dodgers a 6-5 win over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night.
Justin Turner singled to lead off the ninth against Fernando Rodney (1-1), then Jimmy Rollins served an 0-2 fastball into center that put runners at the corners.
Seattle looked to be in better shaped following Carl Crawford's fielder's choice that nabbed Turner at home. Adrian Gonzalez then walked and Kendrick sent a looping single into right for the game-winner.
Alex Guerrero and Andre Ethier homered, and Gonzalez added an RBI for the Dodgers, who have won three straight -- including the last two in their final at-bat.
Yimi Garcia (2-0) picked up his second win in as many days for Los Angeles.
Nelson Cruz homered for the third time in this three-game set, and Robinson Cano cracked his first homer of the season.
Seattle has dropped two straight following two consecutive wins to close out its series in Oakland over the weekend.
Seattle used the long ball in the series opener early to grab the lead before losing in extra innings. The Mariners did the same on Tuesday, as Cano poked a two-run shot to right center, and Cruz followed with a solo blast for a 3-0 lead.
Los Angeles got on the board in the third on Gonzalez's double, but Seattle countered in the top of the fourth with an RBI knock from Rickie Weeks.
Guerrero, who won the game with a single in the 10th inning on Monday, pinch- hit for starter David Huff in the fourth and blasted a two-run homer to left that cut the Dodgers deficit to 4-3.
Juan Nicasio entered in relief and walked three of the first four hitters he faced to load the bases. Willie Bloomquist grounded out to score Cruz for a 5-3 lead. Ethier led off the sixth with his first home run of the season to trim the deficit to one.
Charlie Furbush entered for Seattle to begin the seventh, but he was removed after serving up back-to-back singles to Carl Crawford and Gonzalez. Yoervis Medina came on and struck out Howie Kendrick before getting Yasmani Grandal to ground into a 4-6-3 double play.
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