Luke Raley and J.P. Crawford Went Deep in the Sixth and Seattle Refused to Lose to Atlanta

The Mariners snapped a three-game losing streak Monday night at T-Mobile Park with a five-run sixth inning that turned a 4-0 deficit into a 5-4 victory over the Braves. Every single run scored on a home ball, all nine of them. Luke Raley's three-run shot pulled Seattle within one, and then J.P. Crawford went deep with two outs to put the M's ahead for good. Just like that, Atlanta's three-game winning streak was over.

Gilbert Gets the Win Despite Four Solo Shots

Logan Gilbert (2-3) picked up the victory even though he coughed up four solo home runs. The right-hander went six innings on six hits, two walks, and four strikeouts to give the Braves their fourth loss in their last 19 games. After Gilbert left the game, Jose A. Ferrer and Eduard Bazardo combined for two scoreless innings out of the bullpen, and Andres Munoz locked down the ninth for his seventh save of the season.

The Braves came out swinging. Drake Baldwin led off with a homer to center, and it stayed 1-0 until the sixth when Ozzie Albies and Matt Olson homered back-to-back to center to make it 3-0. Olson's was his 300th career home run. Austin Riley went deep to left-center for a 4-0 lead, but that's when everything fell apart for Atlanta.

The Sixth Inning Flipped the Script

Braves rookie JR Ritchie, who grew up on nearby Bainbridge Island, had cruised through five innings before walking the first two batters in the sixth. Raley hammered a three-run shot to right-center that cut it to 4-3 and ended Ritchie's night. Reliever Tyler Kinley (3-2) issued a one-out walk to Mitch Garver, and with two outs, Crawford launched one to right to give Seattle the lead. Ritchie finished his third major league start allowing three runs on four hits in five-plus innings with six walks and two strikeouts.

Braves catcher Sean Murphy made his season debut after hip surgery and went 0-for-3. He challenged two ball-strike calls in the first inning and lost both, using up Atlanta's challenge limit. Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh sat out his third straight game dealing with right side discomfort.

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