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

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.

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.