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Strickland recorded his second save in a 5-4 extra-innings win over the Athletics in Tokyo, Japan on Thursday, firing a scoreless 12th inning in which he recorded a strikeout.
So far, so good for the Mariners' new closer, who'd also shut the door on the Athletics on Wednesday with a perfect ninth. Manager Scott Servais' patience in deploying Strickland on Thursday paid off handsomely, as he was able to bring in the veteran after Seattle had taken a one-run lead in the top half of the 12th. Strickland was even sharper than he'd been in the opener, needing a scant seven pitches to dispose of Chad Pinder, Nick Hundley and Jurickson Profar.
