Giants win 5th in row, top Mariners under smoke-filled skies

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Mike Yastrzemski hit a three-run homer as the San Francisco Giants defeated the Seattle Mariners 10-1 for their fifth straight win Wednesday night under skies turned orange by raging wildfires in Northern California.

Players took batting practice with the lights turned on at Oracle Park on a late-summer afternoon. Some ash flakes rained down on the ballpark and the smell of smoke was noticeable but not overpowering.

“Certainly, it’s a strange look when we all woke up this morning and found the orangish-red hue to the sky,” Giants manager Gabe Kapler said.

“Walking onto the field today was certainly different in the middle of the afternoon and having the sky look a little bit dark, but my understanding is the air quality is OK and of course we’ll keep tabs on it and if anything changes we’ll make the best decisions for the health and well-being of our players," he said.

Tyler Anderson (2-3) pitched six shutout innings of three-hit ball for the win. The left-hander struck four and walked one as he won for the first time in three starts since pitching his first career complete game on Aug. 22 against Arizona.

Mariners starter Nick Margevicius (1-3) struck out six his first time through the order before the Giants broke through in the bottom of the third of a scoreless game. He gave up a season-high seven runs in 4 2/3 innings.

Joey Bart and Brandon Crawford were aboard on consecutive singles leading off the third when Yastrzemski hit a high-arching shot to right for his ninth homer on a 1-2 fastball Margevicius left over the plate.

Yastrzemski leads the majors with eight two-strike home runs.

Giants third baseman Evan Longoria got two hits and drove in three runs in his first time back in the lineup after missing two games with a glute...

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