Kosuke Fukudome drove in 2 runs, White Sox sweep Mariners－ 毎日ｊｐ(毎日新聞)

SEATTLE (Kyodo) — Kosuke Fukudome drove in a pair of runs as the Chicago White Sox completed a three-game sweep of the Seattle Mariners with a 7-4 win on Sunday. Fukudome hit a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning to give the White Sox the lead for good at 5-4 and added an RBI single in a two-run eighth at Safeco Field.

Ichiro Suzuki had two singles in two at-bats for the Mariners.

Fukudome knew what to do against a relief pitcher who just took the mound. Charlie Furbush replaced Kevin Millwood to face Fukudome with one out in the sixth after the starter gave up a game-tying two-run triple to Alex Rios. ”He (Furbush) just came in, so I knew he didn’t want to get behind in the count,” Fukudome said. ”I thought it would be better to swing at the first pitch because he was going to throw a strike. I just tried to relax and hit it deep enough for a sac fly.”

Fukudome was in the starting lineup for only the fourth time in 15 games this season. He grounded out and drew a walk in his first two plate appearances of the game. ”I prepare myself to play anytime,” the outfielder said. ”I just try to do whatever I can in any situation.”

Elsewhere, Taiwanese left-hander Chen Wei-yin allowed one run and five hits in 6-1/3 innings in the Baltimore Orioles’ 3-2, 10-inning victory over the Los Angeles Angels.

The former Chunichi Dragons pitcher walked three and struck out five en route to lowering his ERA to 2.60.

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