When manager Scott Servais warned those listening in his pregame media session that they might see some unique pitching decisions, including a position player pitching, the idea of Luis Torrens being brought in to pitch in a tie game in extra innings, well, that wasn’t on the list of likely possibilities.
Not only did the back-up catcher pitch in the top of the 10th inning, but he picked up with the win when the Mariners rallied in the bottom of the inning for a 7-6 walkoff victory on Abraham Toro’s sacrifice fly to center that scored Carlos Santana from third base.
The victory, coupled with Boston’s 6-0 rain-delayed victory over Tampa Bay at Fenway Park, gave the Mariners the No. 5 seed as the second wild card team. Seattle will open the wild-card series Friday at Toronto. No. 6 seed Tampa Bay will play the other AL series at No. 3 seed Cleveland. The times for those games have yet to be announced by ESPN.
