Again, Shields got two outs, and again the Mariners rallied anyway, with Smith hitting a three-run homer to make it 10-0. More long balls followed, with Franklin Gutierrez hitting a two-run shot in the fourth and Smith (solo) and Adam Lind (three-run blast) going deep in a four-run fifth.
Mariners starter Hisashi Iwakuma was perfect through four innings but got touched up a bit late. The Padres got in on the homer-hitting party in the sixth, with Travis Jankowski and Matt Kemp launching long balls and Hector Sanchez hitting a solo shot in the seventh.
Jankowski's two-run homer
SD@SEA: Jankowski mashes a two-run shot to center
Travis Jankowski crushes a two-run homer to center field off Hisashi Iwakuma to cut into the Padres' deficit
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Mariners break out in second: Patience paid off for Seattle in the second inning, when the Mariners made Shields pay for his mistakes on the mound in a big, game-deciding way -- and all with two outs. Luis Sardinas batted with the Mariners up, 1-0, and started the timely second-inning rally with a single and moved to third on Norichika Aoki's single. Shields walked Smith to load the bases then walked Robinson Cano to make it 2-0. Cruz's first-pitch single made it 4-0, and the next batter, Seager, lofted a ball into the right-field bleachers to complete a six-run frame that put the game out of reach for San Diego.
Mariners' six-run 2nd inning
SD@SEA: Mariners tally six runs in the 2nd inning
The Mariners total six runs in the 2nd inning, including Nelson Cruz's two-run single and Kyle Seager's three-run home run
Mr. Smith goes downtown (twice): Smith came into the game with four homers for the season and hit half as many in the span of three innings. He finished with four RBIs, matching Seager. Every starting Mariners player scored at least one run on Tuesday afternoon, and every starter except for Cano, who walked in his first three plate appearances, recorded at least one hit.
Smith's two-homer game
SD@SEA: Smith belts two homers, drives in four runs
Seth Smith smashes two home runs, including a three-run shot in the 3rd inning, and knocks in four runs in the Mariners' 16-4 win
Jim Hoehn is a contributor to MLB.com and covered the Padres on Tuesday.
Doug Miller is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @DougMillerMLB.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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