Delgado Foils Mariners’ Plan

After the Toronto Blue Jays got to Seattle’s bullpen, Carlos Delgado got his pitch.

Delgado’s grand slam highlighted a seven-run seventh inning Wednesday as the Blue Jays rallied to beat the Mariners, 11-5.

“When the bases are loaded you want to use that to your advantage by staying aggressive and looking for your pitch,” Delgado said.

Seattle shortstop Alex Rodriguez, 23, became the fourth-youngest player in major league history to reach 100 home runs when he hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning to give the Mariners a 5-3 lead.

Ken Griffey Jr. failed to homer for the 11th game in a row. He hasn’t hit a home run in his last 50 at-bats--his longest drought of the season.

With Seattle leading, 5-3, in the seventh inning, Jamie Moyer yielded an RBI single to Craig Grebeck before being replaced by Bobby Ayala (1-8).

Ayala gave up a pinch-hit single to Tony Fernandez and then walked the bases loaded. Greg McCarthy replaced Ayala and gave up a two-run double to Shawn Green. McCarthy intentionally walked Jose Canseco to face Delgado, who homered to center field, giving Toronto a 10-5 lead.

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