SEATTLE — James Paxton stretched his scoreless streak to a career-best 20 innings, and the Seattle Mariners defeated the Boston Red Sox 5-0 Sunday.
Paxton (2-2) allowed five hits in eight innings, struck out two and walked two, and Carson Smith pitched a perfect ninth.
Miller snagged a hard hit groundball at shortstop from Dustin Pedroia to strand Blake Swihart at third base in the third inning. Swihart hit an inning-ending grounder with runners at second and third in the seventh inning.
Brad Miller homered for the third time in two games, and Kyle Seager added a two-run drive in the eighth.
Steven Wright (1-1), starting in place of injured Justin Masterson, gave up three runs — two earned — and five hits in five innings.
Consecutive singles from Seager and Logan Morrison put runners on the corners with no outs in the second inning. Seager scored from third on a passed ball off Swihart’s mask that went to the backstop, and Mike Zunino hit a two-out RBI single beyond the outstretched glove of Pedroia at shortstop.
Miller homered just inside the right field foul pole in the fifth for a 3-0 lead, his fourth home run in five games.
After Nelson Cruz walked in the eighth, Seager homered on the first pitch from Craig Breslow.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Red Sox: Masterson threw a long toss session prior to Sunday’s game. Manager John Farrell said the inflammation in Masterson’s right shoulder has lessened and he hopes to get Masterson back on the mound by midweek for some bullpen sessions before a rehab assignment.
Mariners: CF Austin Jackson went 2 for 4 for Triple-A Tacoma as he began a rehab stint Saturday night. Jackson has been on the disabled list since May 4 with a right ankle sprain. Jackson is expected to play the field for Tacoma for the first time on Sunday.
UP NEXT
Red Sox: LHP Wade Miley (2-4, 5.60 ERA) will make his second-career start against the Texas Rangers on Tuesday. Miley lost his only decision against Texas despite allowing one run and three hits in 7 2/3 innings while with Arizona on June 13, 2012.
Mariners: RHP Taijuan Walker (1-4, 7.22 ERA) has held opponents to three runs or fewer in four of his last five starts.
