Joey Cora was 4-for-6, Ken Griffey hit his 23rd home run of the season, and Jay Buhner homered and knocked in three runs to stake the M's to the big lead.
Derek Lowe got the start and went five innings with four runs allowed.
Mike Maddux was the third Seattle pitcher of the night and he was solid until the eighth. That's when he gave up a home run to Marty Cordova. Maddux came back out for the ninth...Retrosheet, take it away:
TWINS 9TH: Knoblauch singled to left; Becker doubled to right[Knoblauch scored]; AYALA REPLACED MADDUX (PITCHING); Ayala threw a wild pitch [Becker to third]; Molitor out on a sacrifice fly to right [Becker scored]; Steinbach doubled to left; KELLY BATTED FOR LAWTON; CHARLTON REPLACED AYALA (PITCHING); Kelly walked; Cordova homered [Steinbach scored, Kelly scored];Colbrunn walked; HOCKING RAN FOR COLBRUNN; Coomer singled to left [Hocking to second]; Meares walked [Hocking to third,Coomer to second]; Knoblauch walked [Hocking scored, Coomer to third, Meares to second]; 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mariners 10,Twins 11.
When Marty Cordova hits two home runs in a game against you, it's not your day.
Complete box score and play-by-play HERE.
Seattle is at 26-24 and tied with the Angels for second place in the AL West. Both teams are two games behind the Rangers.
Speaking of the Rangers, they are at the Kingdome for a series that starts on May 28.
Scheduled starters 5/28/97:
TEX: Darren Oliver
SEA: Randy Johnson
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