SEATTLE (AP) - Edwin Jackson baffled the Mariners again, allowing five hits while working into the eighth inning to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Mariners 2-0 Saturday night.
Jackson (1-0), who beat the Mariners twice last season and has a career ERA of 0.40 against them, struck out six and walked one.
He outpitched Seattle’s Erik Bedard (1-1), who allowed two runs and seven hits in six innings. He struck out eight in his first start at Safeco since be beat Detroit on July 4.
Fernando Rodney pitched the ninth to pick up his third save.
Brandon Inge singled in front of right fielder Ichiro Suzuki to score Miguel Cabrera in the sixth, and Suzuki’s throwing error over the head of catcher Rob Johnson also allowed Gerald Laird to score.
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