Article: RED SOX ROUGH UP FRANKLIN, MARINERS SEATTLE HAS ITS FIRST 15-GAME LOSER SINCE ERIK HANSON IN 1992.(Sports)

Byline: DAVID ANDRIESEN P-I reporter

For a while there, it seemed too good to be true.

Could Ryan Franklin, the ultimate hard-luck pitcher, the man with the worst run support in the majors and a 16-start winless streak, actually beat Curt Schilling and the Red Sox?

Nope. The Seattle right-hander hung with the winningest pitcher in the majors for the first few innings, but was ultimately undone by a familiar combination - pesky solo homers and a big inning - as Boston romped to a 13-2 victory at Safeco Field.

Franklin (3-15, 5.39) became the first Mariner to lose 15 games in 12 years, since Erik Hanson went 8-17 in 1992. In Seattle's ...

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