Seattle Mariners' JP Crawford Excels When Bases are Loaded
On Thursday at T-Mobile Park, Seattle Mariners' shortstop JP Crawford hit a 3-run double in the bottom of the seventh to give his team the lead in a 7-3 win against the Baltimore Orioles.
It was an important hit not just for the game, but for a Mariners offense that has struggled to produce base runners and timely hits of late.
It's also not the only time that the eight-year veteran has pulled through for his team with the bases loaded.
According to a tweet from the Mariners PR "X" account, Crawford is 14-for-22 with the bases loaded since 2023 — good for a .636 batting average. His hits include four doubles, three grand slams, a triple and have totaled 37 RBIs.
J.P. Crawford with the bases loaded since 2023:
— Mariners PR (@MarinersPR) July 4, 2024
.636 AVG (14-for-22) with 4 doubles, 1 triple, 3 grand slams & 37 RBI.
"We had the right guy up at the plate at the end," Mariners manager Scott Servais said Thursday in a postgame interview. J"P with the bases loaded — works himself into a really good count. No panic, totally under control, puts a good swing on the ball."
Crawford as whole this season is batting .212 with 12 doubles, seven home runs, a triple, 28 RBIs and a .662 OPS.
Crawford's hit was just one part of the most sustained offense Seattle has shown in weeks. Julio Rodriguez hit a double and a home run, Mitch Garver hit a two-run homer and the Mariners had seven hits on Thursday.
Seattle is 48-41 after Thursday's win with a two-game lead in the American League West over the Houston Astros. It will look to get that lead back up and keep momentum in a three-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays starting at 6:40 p.m. PT on Friday at T-Mobile Park.
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