7 3 ▁batt ing ▁average , ▁ 2 2 ▁home ▁runs , ▁and ▁ 7 3 ▁R BI . ▁ ▁Seattle ▁Mar in ers ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁Ang els ▁trad ed ▁Mor ales ▁to ▁the ▁Seattle ▁Mar in ers ▁for ▁pitch er ▁Jason ▁V arg as . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Mor ales ▁hit ▁a ▁first - p itch ▁three ▁run ▁home ▁run ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁in ning ▁against ▁the ▁Oak land ▁Athletics ▁after ▁sub bing ▁for ▁Br end an ▁Ryan , ▁leading ▁to ▁a ▁ 6 - 3 ▁Mar in ers ▁win ▁at ▁Saf ec o ▁Field . ▁After ▁round ing ▁the ▁bases , ▁he ▁g ently ▁stepped ▁on ▁home ▁plate . ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁he ▁hit ▁two ▁home ▁runs ▁and ▁had ▁ 6 ▁R B Is ▁in ▁a ▁ 9 - 2 ▁win ▁over ▁the ▁division - leading ▁Texas ▁R angers . ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Mor ales ▁was ▁claimed ▁off ▁wa ivers ▁by ▁an ▁unknown ▁team ; ▁however , ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁trad ed ▁within ▁ 4 8 ▁hours ▁of ▁the ▁w ai ver ▁claim , ▁meaning ▁the ▁Mar in ers ▁pulled ▁him ▁back ▁from ▁wa ivers . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 4 , ▁Mor ales ▁hit ▁a ▁walk - off ▁two - run ▁hom er ▁off ▁the ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Roy