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Seager (1B, 2B, 3B), Flexen lead Mariners past Red Sox 8-2

Seattle Mariners v Boston Red Sox BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - APRIL 22: Mitch Haniger #17 of the Seattle Mariners celebrates with Sam Haggerty #0 and Ty France #23 after hitting a three run home run against the Boston Red Sox during the tenth inning at Fenway Park on April 22, 2021 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

BOSTON — (AP) — Kyle Seager singled, doubled and tripled, Sam Haggerty and Ty France also had three hits apiece, and Chris Flexen limited Boston to four hits over seven innings on Saturday to lead the Seattle Mariners to an 8-2 victory over the Red Sox.

Seager singled in a run in the first inning, tripled home two more in the second and doubled in the fifth. He had two chances to get the homer he needed to complete the cycle, but he struck out on three pitches in the seventh and popped out in foul territory in the ninth.

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