Abraham Toro pinch-hit for Mariners rookie Julio Rodriguez in the ninth and delivered a go-ahead two-run single to lift Seattle to a 5-4 win over the Astros.
HOUSTON — Seattle Mariners rookie outfielder Julio Rodriguez was hit on the hand by a pitch in the eighth inning and was later lifted for a pinch-hitter in the ninth Saturday night in a 5-4 win over the AL-West leading Houston Astros.
Mariners manager Scott Servais said Rodriguez would get X-rays later Saturday.
„He did not feel comfortable with a bat in his hand,“ Servais said. „So, we’ll pray that it is not broke.“
Rodriguez was hit on the back of the hand as he swung at a pitch in the top of the eighth.
