IMPACT PLAYER: Hector Noesi, Seattle
The righthander, who came into the game with a 7.83 ERA, went seven innings, giving up four hits and one run while striking out five and walking three.
BY THE NUMBERS
5 Career multi-homer games for Ryan Doumit.
10 RBI for Kyle Seager in his past five games.
12 Starts for Nick Blackburn without a victory, going back to last July.
32 Batters faced by Jared Burton without giving up a hit.
.090 Batting average for Joe Mauer in the series.
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