Olivo, Mariners bust out late, take series finale from ChiSox

CHICAGO (AP) - The Seattle Mariners were having trouble scoring runs in Chicago until the sixth inning of the series finale.

Miguel Olivo drove in three runs, including a go-ahead two-run double in the 10th inning, and the Mariners beat the White Sox 7-4 on Wednesday night.

"(Olivo) has always been a guy that's gotten big hits," Mariners manager Eric Wedge said. "I've been on the other side against him for a lot of years and he's a step-up kind of guy."

Justin Smoak started the winning rally with a leadoff bloop double off White Sox closer Sergio Santos (2-2). Adam Kennedy drew a walk, then Olivo - who had a solo homer in the eighth against his former team - drove in both runners with a grounder just inside of third base and into the left-field corner.

"(Wedge) trusts me a lot and I don't want to let him down," Olivo said. "I just focused more and saw better pitches to hit."

Seattle ended a 10-game losing streak at U.S. Cellular Field and salvaged the finale of the three-game series. The Mariners have played 32 games decided by two runs or fewer this season, going 16-16 in those contests.

"The guys showed up and got after it," Wedge said. "We ran into a little bump in the road, but how you react to it means everything to me and I know it means everything to (the players)."

White Sox right fielder Carlos Quentin homered twice, hitting a solo shot in the first off Jason Vargas and a tying two-run shot in the eighth off reliever Jamey Wright.

Vargas said the home run pitch he threw to Quentin was well-placed.

"It went where I wanted it to go," Vargas said. "He just put a good swing on it."

Aaron Laffey (1-1) threw a scoreless inning to earn the win and Brandon League pitched a perfect 10th for his AL-leading 17th save of the season.

Vargas pitched 7 1/3 strong innings, but gave way to reliever Wright after allowing a single to Alexei Ramirez with one out in the eighth. Wright fell behind Quentin, who hit a 3-1 pitch into the left-field bleachers, tying the score at 4-all.

"When Carlos is where he is right now, he can carry a ballclub for a little while," White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said. "Hopefully he stays there for a few days. It's fun to see him not swinging at many bad pitches."

Vargas, who threw a shutout against Toronto in his last start, allowed three runs, seven hits and one walk while striking out four.

"He pitched a heck of a ballgame," Wedge said.