SEATTLE – Julio Urías enjoyed his trip to Seattle and his performances against the Mariners much more than the last time he launched here.
The Mexican shone during a seven-in-a-half job with a one-shot and 11 hits, and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Mariners 1-0 on Tuesday.
The meeting between two teams marching as divisional leaders at the beginning of the season was a great pitching duel.
Urías had the most shots in his career and defeated Marco Gonzales (1-2). Corey Seager produced the only round with a two-in-one single in the third inning, opened by AJ Pollock with a double.
These were the only Los Angeles hits in the game.
And for Urías, the result was very different from last summer, when he did not survive the second half. This was his only previous start against Seattle.
The player said that the unusual exit reminded him to trust his pitches.
“I know I have a very good repertoire and I have to have confidence to attack the hitters and to have confidence in my arm,” he said.
Chris Taylor retired to the set as he prepared to extend the Dodgers’ lead in the ninth inning. He tried to score on Justin Turner’s field and was easy on a throw from third baseman Kyle Seager.
Urías (3-0) did a remarkable job. He found the corners with a 95 mph fast ball, which confused the Seattle hitters. The sailors’ only hit was a single on the field by Mitch Haniger, with two outs in the third act.
It seemed that Culiacán’s defect would cover another half, as he made only 88 pitches, of which 68 were shots. However, manager Dave Roberts turned to Mexican colleague Victor Gonzalez in the eighth episode.
“I just don’t remember anything better in terms of effectiveness, from the first to the last pitch. He controlled his three pitches, he passed the beats on the counter,” Roberts said. , referring to Urias. “He had absolute control today.”
Kenley Jansen worked flawlessly in the ninth inning to reach four saves and complete the job with a single hit.
For the Dodgers, Puerto Rican Edwin Ríos 2-0.
For the sailors, the Venezuelan Luis Torrens with 3-0.