How sweet it is: Sucre belts first MLB homer

SEATTLE -- It took 116 at-bats and nearly three seasons, but Mariners catcher Jesus Sucre finally has his first Major League home run.

Sucre drove a first-pitch fastball from Blue Jays starter Drew Hutchison 387 feet and over the left-center-field wall Saturday for his first career homer, with one out in the second inning of the Mariners' 8-6 loss.

"It really feels good, but it could be better if we win the game," Sucre said. "We play as a team, so all we want to do is win the game. We just couldn't do it."

The home run cut the Mariners' deficit to 3-2 and provided some offensive momentum after a quick exit by starter J.A. Happ, who lasted 1 2/3 innings. It was Sucre's second hit of the season, and his first since a May 10 single against the A's.

The Mariners added another long ball -- a three-run homer by Robinson Cano -- in the fourth to build a 6-3 lead, but saw that lead evaporate in the eighth inning, when Fernando Rodney allowed a two-run shot to pinch-hitter Ezequiel Carrera. Carson Smith then allowed a decisive two-run single to Chris Colabello in the ninth.

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"I mean, all we want to do is win games. That's all we need," Sucre said. "We tried to do our best, but it didn't happen today."

Sucre's final three at-bats didn't yield the same success. He grounded out to short in the fourth, struck out in the sixth and grounded into a 1-4-3 putout in the eighth to finish the afternoon 1-for-4. He is hitting .063 in 32 at-bats this season.

Sucre has appeared in 44 games for the Mariners over the last three seasons. His home run Saturday was just his third Major League extra-base hit.