SEATTLE — The Mariners have reached a stage of the season the place they’re hoping to channel superstition right into a prolonged profitable streak, sporting their Nike Metropolis Join uniforms for the second straight recreation on Saturday evening.
And after one other tense win over the Rangers, this one a 5-4 walk-off resolution secured in crunch time, they’re now 14-1 when donning these uniforms.
Randy Arozarena ripped a bases-loaded single that glanced off the glove of shortstop Josh Smith with one out within the backside of the ninth, scoring Victor Robles from third base and serving to Seattle to its tenth walk-off of the season.
Robles reached when pulling a double into the left-field nook, then stole third base whereas Julio Rodríguez was on the dish, his second swipe of third of the sport and eleventh since becoming a member of the Mariners. The Rangers deliberately walked Rodríguez in a 1-1 depend, then walked Raleigh on 4 pitches to load the bases for Arozarena.
Earlier within the recreation, Rodríguez and Luke Raley every had huge homers, permitting the Mariners to carry a tie into walk-off territory after Logan Gilbert surrendered a pair of two-run blasts. And at last, with greater than marginal run help, Seattle snapped a five-game skid with Gilbert on the mound. The Mariners had additionally misplaced 9 of the previous 10 behind the first-time All-Star.
