SEATTLE -- When Chris Colabello walked to the plate with one on and no outs in the 13th inning, he expected to put down a sacrifice bunt. When he saw the sign to swing away, he had to check again just to make sure. The call worked out pretty well. Colabello hit his first career home run, a two-run shot to the opposite field to give the Minnesota Twins the winning runs in a 3-2 victory against the Seattle Mariners on Friday night. "I was looking down at third base to try and get the signs, I thought we were maybe going to bunt. Wed talked about it in the dugout," Colabello said. "I was just trying to put a good swing on the ball, and thankfully it worked out the way it did." Colabellos home run completed a turnaround for the Twins, who were unable to do anything offensively against Seattle starter Felix Hernandez for eight innings. Hernandez was two outs from a shutout and his first complete game of the season, but Trevor Plouffes pinch-hit single in the top of the ninth tied it at 1. "It was a very exciting baseball game," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "Mr. Hernandez was as advertised. Really tough. To find a way to squeak out a run against him was really unbelievable -- hes just so dominant." Runs were hard to come by for both teams until the Mariners Yoervis Medina (3-3) entered in the 13th. Aaron Hicks led off with a single and Colabello -- playing in his 14th major league game -- followed with his two-run homer to right field. It was Colabellos first home run in the majors, as well as his first extra-base hit. "The last couple days Ive been feeling a lot better in the box," Colabello said. "I was putting a lot of pressure on myself to help the team and do what I could to be successful, and obviously something like that is pretty special. Ill remember it for a long time." Before Plouffes pinch hit he was on an 0 for 9 slide, but he seemed more excited about Colabellos hit than his own. "We were excited. Thats what you need, a guy like Collie to come up and spark the team," he said. We had some other chances to do it, but both bullpens were great today. Im just happy for Collie to get that one. I think hes been waiting for that for a long time, so were all excited for him." Kendrys Morales led off the bottom of the 13th with his 16th homer, but Glen Perkins closed it out for his 25th save. Brian Duensing (3-1) pitched two innings for the win. The Twins ruined Hernandezs shutout bid when Pedro Florimon led off the ninth with a single, advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt and scored on Plouffes single. Until the ninth, Hernandez was nearly flawless. He had at least one strikeout in every inning, finishing with 11, and didnt walk a batter. He hasnt lost in 11 starts, stretching back to May 25. Plouffes hit ended Hernandezs stretch of 24 1-3 scoreless innings, and 32 1-3 consecutive scoreless innings against the Twins. "Eight innings of Felix, vintage Felix, obviously not a lot of run support for him," said Mariners acting manager Robby Thompson. "We squandered some opportunities to get him another run or two -- didnt happen." Twins pitcher Scott Diamond had one of his best starts of the year as well. Diamond pitched into the seventh inning, giving up one run on five hits, with a walk and a strikeout. Gardenhire said Diamonds performance was necessary, given the task the offence had against Hernandez. "You know youre in for a battle, you know hes going to make you look silly at times," Gardenhire said. "You just have to hang in there, and the only way to hang with this guy is for your starting pitcher to do what Scotty did tonight, because that guys not going to give up much." The game was scoreless until the Mariners broke through in the fifth inning, although they were unhappy with a call which may have cost them more. Dustin Ackley led off with a single and then Brendan Ryan hit a possible double-play ball to shortstop Florimon. The toss to second baseman Dozier popped out of his glove, but umpire Chris Guccione ruled the ball was caught and Ackley was out. Henry Blanco sent Ryan to third with a bloop single, and Nick Franklin drove him home with a two-out single up the middle to give Seattle a 1-0 lead. "We failed to turn a double play and they end up getting a run out of that," Gardenhire said. "We were hoping that wasnt the way we lost that game because Scotty had thrown so well." The Mariners were the first team to get a runner in scoring position in extra innings, as Endy Chavez and Franklin hit two-out singles in the 12th, but Raul Ibanez struck out to end the threat. NOTES: Seattle placed C Mike Zunino on the 15-day DL because of a broken bone in his left hand. Zunino will undergo surgery next week and the expected recovery time is six weeks. 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LONDON -- Andy Murray may have had a smooth run at these championships so far, but he is preparing for more of an adrenaline rush when he lines up against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga?in Wednesdays quarterfinal.The world No. 2 hasnt dropped a set or looked troubled at all. Even Nick Kyrgios, the player most likely to give him a fight in his draw so far, turned out to be a pushover on Monday.Tsonga, ranked No. 12 in the world and a two-time Wimbledon semifinalist, should be a different prospect, in theory; at 31 years old he is certainly more experienced than the young and emotional Kyrgios.Big matches against the best players turn on fleeting chances, and if you want to win Wimbledon, you have to relish those moments, Murray said in his BBC column.Adrenaline will kick in, and thats a good thing -- it helps you concentrate harder, move quicker and react faster.When youre feeling good out on court, its as though youre not going to miss and the other guy is going to have to find something special. Thats what the best players do; they make you play those extra balls.I like those moments, they help me focus better.Murray claimed Tsonga was one of the best grass-court players in the world, but his record against the tournament favourite on that surface hasnt been great.This will be their third meeting at Wimbledon; Murray won both their 2010 quarterfinal and 2012 semifinal. He has also trumped Tsonga twice at Queens and in a Davis Cup rubber at the same club last July.In fact, only once before has the Frenchman succeeded in their duels on grass, and that was 12 years ago at a second-tier Challenger tournament in Nottingham.Murrays wish for a real challenge is perhaps to avoid him going a little stale. If he reaches the semifinal he will play either Lucas Pouille, whom he has pllayed and beaten once,?or Tomas Berdych, and their head-to-head record is 8-6 in Murrays favour.ddddddddddddIt may well have crossed the mind of Murrays coach Ivan Lendl -- the player himself insists he only concentrates on his next match -- that he might not be seriously tested until the final. With Roger Federer looming, the danger of some real ring rust cannot be discounted.When nothings really going on in the match, like in the middle of the second set against Nick [Kyrgios], its much harder to concentrate than at 6-5, 0-30, Murray said.Ive played Tsonga a couple of times at Wimbledon and they both came down to a few points at key moments, so lets hope the adrenaline pulls me through again on Wednesday.Tsongas fitness might work in Murrays favour in terms of his progression, although probably not in his hope for an adrenaline charge.Tsonga has had injury problems, retiring in tears from a third-round match against Latvias Ernests Gulbis at the French Open after hurting his thigh.Tsonga also played a gargantuan third round against Americas John Isner?here which lasted for more than four hours. It was spread over Saturday and Sunday and culminated with a 19-17 final set, during which he had to save a match point.Luckily for him, he was extended for just 24 minutes on Monday against Richard Gasquet, who retired hurt with a back problem.John McEnroe suggested Tsonga should be primed for Murray as a result. This was just what the doctor ordered, the winner of three Wimbledon singles titles said on the BBC.He would have been extremely happy that he won like that. After the match against Isner, he wouldnt have had a lot left in the tank. ' ' '
