S EATTLE — An early offensive explosion was enough to carry the Seattle Mariners to victory despite a late-game surge from the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday at T-Mobile Park. The Mariners won 8-6 and improved to 62-53 on the season. It's the first time the M's have been nine games over .500 this season.

Chicago White Sox starter Jonathan Cannon allowed seven runs in 1 2/3 innings in Wednesday’s 8-6 loss to the Seattle Mariners.

Sox bats were quieted by Mariners starter George Kirby after that, until Mike Tauchman made a game of it off Seattle reliever Eduard Bazardo with a two-run homer in the seventh inning. Sosa followed up with his second solo homer in as many nights, a 410-foot blast to center that narrowed the gap to 7-5.