J.P. Crawford's Walk-Off Single Sends T-Mobile Park Into Orbit as Mariners Stun Reeling Astros
The Seattle Mariners just pulled off one of those nights that makes you believe in comebacks. Down 7-2 heading into the fifth inning, the M's clawed back against the Houston Astros and won 8-7 on Saturday night at T-Mobile Park, with J.P. Crawford lining a single into left field to plate the winning run in the ninth. The crowd of 43,294 went absolutely wild, and Crawford just tied Jim Presley for the team record with his seventh walk-off hit. This is the kind of win that sticks with you all season.
Raleigh and Rodriguez Power the Fifth Inning Explosion
The Mariners were looking dead in the water when they trailed by five runs. Then the fifth inning happened. Crawford smacked a two-run single to get things rolling, Cal Raleigh followed up with a sacrifice fly, and then Julio Rodriguez absolutely crushed a two-run homer 426 feet to center field to tie the game. That shot was Rodriguez's first home run of the season, and it couldn't have come at a better moment. Raleigh finished the night with three RBIs and a solo homer, proving he's a force you have to respect in the lineup.
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Houston's bullpen couldn't hold the line when it mattered. Bryan Abreu walked the bases loaded with one out in the ninth, loading up the drama for Crawford's heroic moment. The Astros, riding their sixth straight loss, couldn't contain the bleeding. Lance McCullers Jr. got chased in the fourth after surrendering six runs and five hits across just 4 and 1/3 innings. Houston's starter Luis Castillo couldn't survive either, giving up 10 hits in 3 and 1/3 innings before Houston's offense forced him out. Yordan Alvarez belted a solo shot and drove in three runs for the Astros, but it wasn't enough to overcome Seattle's second-half surge.
The Mariners (6-9, 5-4 at home) move into Sunday's third game of the four-game series with momentum. Logan Gilbert (0-2, 5.40 ERA) takes the ball for Seattle on Sunday as the M's look to build on this comeback magic.
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