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By Ana Kieu

MLB Opening Day kicked off on Thursday night. The San Francisco Giants opened their season on the road against the Seattle Mariners at the T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington.

Unfortunately, San Francisco blew a eighth inning, 6-1 lead, tied the game 7-7 to forced extra innings, but ended up losing to Seattle 8-7 in 10 innings.

After a scoreless first inning, San Francisco got on the board with two runs in the top of the second inning. Evan Longoria homered on a fly ball to right field. Buster Posey also homered on a fly ball, but to left field. The Giants led 2-0 after two innings.

The Giants made it 3-0 in the top of the fourth inning. Wilmer Flores doubled on a sharp line drive to Jake Fraley. As a result, Donovan Solano scored, and Brandon Belt went to third base. The Giants led 4-0 after four innings.

The Giants added two runs in the top of the fifth inning. Austin Slater homered on a fly ball to right field. Brandon Belt singled on a ground ball to Mitch Haniger. As a result, Donovan Solano scored his second run of the game, and Evan Longoria went to third base. The Giants led 5-0 after five innings.

The Mariners finally got on the board in the bottom of the seventh inning. Dylan Moore was out on a sacrifice fly to Mauricio Dubon, and Evan White scored. The Mariners cut the lead to 5-1.

A field error allowed the Giants to make it 6-1 in the top of the eighth inning. Brandon Crawford reached on a throwing error by J.P. Crawford. As a result, Wilmer Flores scored, and Buster Posey went to third base.

But the bottom of the eighth inning was a completely different story. The Mariners poured in the runs, and Mariners fans in attendance erupted in cheers. Ty France singled on a line drive to Mauricio Dubon. As a result, J.P. Crawford scored, and Mitch Haniger went to second base. The Mariners trailed 6-2. Taylor Trammell walked. As a result, Mitch Haniger scored, and Ty France went to third base, while Kyle Seager went to second base. The Mariners cut the lead in half, 6-3. Dylan Moore doubled on a live drive to Mike Yastrzemski. As a result, both Ty France and Kyle Seager scored, and Taylor Trammell went to third base. The Mariners made it a one-run game. Jose Marmolejos reached on a fielder’s choice that was fielded by Brandon Belt. As a result, both Taylor Trammell and Dylan Moore scored, and Jake Fraley went to third base. The throwing error was by Brandon Belt. The Mariners took a 7-6 lead to end the eighth inning.

The Giants responded by tying the game in the top of the ninth inning. Alex Dickerson homered on a line drive to center field. The score was even at 7-7 and stayed the same at the end of the ninth inning. The game went to extra innings, and Mariners fans got to watch free baseball. The Mariners had the last word as Jake Fraley walked and Evan White sealed the win with a game-winning run. The Mariners won 8-7 in 10 innings.

The Giants and Mariners meet again on Friday, April 2 at 7:10 pm PST.