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Wilson, M's slam Tigers
The Detroit Tigers didn't realize they had been hustled by Dan Wilson until it was too late

Dan Wilson hit the first inside-the-park grand slam in Mariners history, and Randy Johnson won his second straight start despite seven shaky innings as Seattle beat the Tigers 10-6 Sunday. Wilson's homer bounced off the outfield wall and rolled around just long enough for him to round the bases and give the Mariners a 4-0 lead. "Once the ball gets going on the carpet, it keeps going until somebody stops it - like a pool table," Seattle manager Lou Piniella said. "I wasn't sure what was going on," Wilson said. "I just kept going." Edgar Martinez added a three-run homer for the Mariners, who led 10-2 after two innings. "When you give up 10 early, that is a tough way to go," Detroit manager Buddy Bell said. Johnson (2-1) allowed six runs and eight hits, struck out 11 and walked five. Mike Timlin struck out three in two perfect innings. "The way I pitched tonight, if I hadn't gotten 10 runs it would've been a long outing," Johnson said. "I'm frustrated right now." Frank Castillo (0-1) lasted just two batters into the second inning, getting only three outs. He was tagged for seven runs and six hits as his ERA rose to 22.85. Seattle loaded the bases with two outs in the first on Alex Rodriguez's infield single, David Segui's single and a Martinez walk. Wilson fell behind 0-2 in the count, took two balls, fouled off four pitches and hit a fly to deep left-center. Left fielder Luis Gonzalez just missed the ball while crashing into the wall, and it bounced far enough away from center fielder Brian Hunter for Wilson to beat shortstop Deivi Cruz's relay home for his second homer of the year. "I hung a 2-2 curveball and it pretty much did me in," Castillo said. It was the 171st inside-the-parker in the majors, the first since San Diego's Tony Gwynn at Los Angeles last June 26. Wilson's only previous inside-the-parker was against Anaheim on April 16, 1996. His only prior grand slam came against Detroit on Sept. 10, 1997. Rob Ducey added an RBI double in the first for Seattle. Detroit pulled to 5-2 in the second on Cruz's RBI double and Kimera Bartee's run-scoring single. But Seattle came right back on Martinez's fourth homer and RBI singles by Ken Griffey Jr. and Segui. Damion Easley hit a run-scoring double in the fifth. Detroit got three more runs in the seventh on Jeff Manto's RBI groundout and Joe Oliver's two-run single. Notes: Wilson tripled, doubled and singled in three at-bats Saturday, and was in the on-deck circle when the final Mariner was retired. ... Fifteen of Seattle's 19 inside-the-park homers have been hit in the Kingdome. ... Wilson has hit the last two Mariner inside-the-park homers. ... Johnson has struck out 10 or more 85 times. ... Castillo was making his second start since returning from the disabled list. ... Cruz committed a throwing error in the first inning, ending a season-best stretch of three games of without a Detroit error.

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