Nelson Cruz is having a red hot start after joining the Mariners as a free agent in the off-season. Today, he homers twice, and now leads the majors with 8, but it’s with a single that he drives in the winning run with two outs in the bottom of the 9th for an 11-10 win over the Rangers. He has 5 RBIs on the day.

 

On April 19, 2015 — Nelson Cruz is having a red hot start after joining the Mariners as a free agent in the off-season. Today, he homers twice, and now leads the majors with 8, but it’s with a single that he drives in the winning run with two outs in the bottom of the 9th for an 11-10 win over the Rangers. He has 5 RBIs on the day.

 

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