M's overcome 10-run deficit to beat Padres

The Mariners sent 13 men to the plate in the seventh and used seven consecutive two-out singles to overtake the Padres -- whose 10-run edge was the largest they've ever squandered. During that stretch, Stefen Romero drove home the tying run before Shawn O'Malley put the Mariners on top for good with a knock up the middle off San Diego reliever Matt Thornton.

The Padres did the bulk of their damage in a seven-run fifth inning, during which they chased Mariners lefty Wade Miley. With a 5-for-6 night, center fielder Jon Jay became just the fourth Padres hitter in history to record consecutive four-hit games -- joining Tony Gwynn, Reggie Sanders and Cameron Maybin. He also joined Gwynn as the only Padres with nine hits over a two-game span.

But it wasn't enough -- as Seattle seemingly reversed the happenings of July 2001, when the Indians overcame a 12-run deficit in the biggest comeback in MLB history. The Mariners' previous record for largest comeback win was eight runs, when they rallied from a 9-1 deficit to the Angels for an 11-10 win in 1996.

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Bullpen woes: Padres starter Colin Rea was sharp over his first five frames, but struggled in the sixth before giving way to a Padres relief corps that fared much worse. The combination of Brad Hand, Ryan Buchter, Brandon Maurer and Thornton allowed 10 runs on nine hits over 1 2/3 frames.

Everybody hits … and we mean everybody: The Mariners strung together an amazing 14 runs on 12 hits, two walks and a hit batter in the sixth and seventh innings alone, with 10 different batters reaching base. Kyle Seager delivered two of the big blows -- a two-run double in the sixth and two-run single in the seventh as he went 3-for-5 with five RBIs on the night.

Now, that's a first: Jay's leadoff double sparked a four-run first inning for the Padres, in which Matt Kemp, Norris and Adam Rosales all had RBI singles. The early offensive eruption came one night after San Diego put a six-spot on the board out of the gate. That's 10 first-inning runs over the past two games for the Padres -- who scored only 14 times in the opening frame over the first two months.

The Dae-Ho show continues: Mariners rookie first baseman Dae-Ho Lee continues hitting homers at an impressive rate. The 33'-year-old Korean slugger cut the Padres' lead to 12-7 with his three-run blast capping Seattle's five-run sixth inning rally that got the Mariners back into the game. Lee's eighth home run of the season came in his 81st at-bat and he became the first Seattle rookie with two pinch hit homers in the same season in franchise history. The 250-pounder added a run-scoring single in the seventh-inning outburst to give him 20 RBIs on the year.

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Robinson Cano had a pair of hits for the Mariners and has now reached base safely in 31 consecutive games, the longest active streak in the Majors and tied for the longest stretch in his MLB career.

WHAT'S NEXT
Mariners: Taijuan Walker (2-5, 3.31 ERA) starts Friday's 5:10 p.m. PT series opener against the Rangers in Arlington. The 23-year-old is 0-5 with a 4.91 ERA in his last six starts and gave up three homers in 4 1/3 innings in his last outing against the Twins..

Padres: Drew Pomeranz is looking to put his first truly rough outing of the season behind him when he faces his former club, the Rockies, on Friday night at Petco Park. First pitch is slated for 7:40 p.m. PT. He allowed six runs over five innings in Arizona on Sunday, but owns a 1.02 ERA in three home starts this season.

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Greg Johns has covered the Mariners since 1997, and for MLB.com since 2011. Listen to his podcast

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M's overcome 10-run deficit to beat Padres