Arozarena earned the honor of becoming the first Mariner to successfully use MLB\u2019s new\u00a0Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System<\/a> in a regular season game.<\/p>\n And it ended up helping the M\u2019s push the first run across in Saturday\u2019s game against the Cleveland Guardians at T-Mobile Park.<\/p>\n Facing a 3-2 count against Guardians left-hander Joey Canitllo with one out in the second inning, Arozarena took a curveball that just off the plate inside. Home plate umpire Ryan Additon called it strike three, but Arozarena quickly signaled for a challenge with the tap of his helmet. The review showed the pitch was inside by two-tenths of an inch, and Arozarena trotted to first base for a one-out walk.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Arozarena\u2019s challenge ultimately helped the Mariners score the first run of the game. Brendan Donovan grounded into a fielder\u2019s choice in the next at-bat, which would have been the third out without the challenge, and Victor Robles took advantage of the extra at-bat with an RBI double into left field.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The Mariners used both of their challenges in Friday\u2019s win over the Guardians, but nether were successful. Cleveland also lost of both of it challenge as the teams went 0 for 4 against home plate umpire Will Little.<\/p>\n Seattle didn\u2019t use any challenge in its season-opening lost on Thursday, which included Cal Raleigh not challenging a called strike three<\/a> that was just off the plate with M\u2019s down 5-4 in the eighth inning.<\/p>\n The ABS Challenge System allows a pitcher, catcher or hitter to challenge a ball or strike call by tapping his hat or helmet. Challenges must be made immediately \u2013 within roughly 2 seconds \u2013 and without any assistance from coaches or the dugout.<\/p>\n The system uses cameras to measure the exact location of each pitch as it crosses the middle of the plate \u2013 the moment when the ball is 8 1\/2 inches from the front of the plate and 8 1\/2 inches from the back. Once a challenge is initiated, the result is immediately shown on the ballpark\u2019s videoboard.<\/p>\n Each team starts the game with two challenges. If a challenge is successful, the team retains its challenge. If a challenge is unsuccessful, the team loses a challenge. In essence, a team doesn\u2019t run out of challenges until its second unsuccessful challenge.<\/p>\n More on the Seattle Mariners<\/p>\n \u2022 Seattle Mariners have wild stat through their first two games<\/a>
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