Mariners infielder Nick Franklin ended an 0-for-27 stretch emphatically Wednesday, as he tripled and drove in a run in his first at-bat. He ended the game 1 for 4 with a walk, an RBI and two runs scored, in a 9-7 win.
"It wasn’t really relief, but it was just nice to get started in the first inning, get going and get on top," Franklin told the Seattle Times. "I think more than anything, it was only the first inning, so I had three at-bats or more to worry about and adjust."
Franklin had received a pair of days off Sunday and Monday designed to clear his head, and he said those days did help him find his swing.
"Honestly, the two days just made me itch to get back at it, more than anything," he said. "Those two days, I got to do some work and figure some things out"
Franklin is hitting .247 on the season with a .760 OPS in 227 at-bats.