Nobody circles a Mariners-Dodgers series opener on the calendar expecting a slugfest, but that's exactly what broke out at Dodger Stadium. Seattle and LA traded haymakers all night, and it was Dominic Canzone, not Julio Rodriguez or Cal Raleigh, who ended up as the last man standing.
Canzone's first homer of the night tied the game at 5-5 in the 6th inning.
That first shot, a 433-foot bomb, knotted things up and set the tone for a game that refused to settle down. The Mariners had already gotten home runs from Cal Raleigh, Julio Rodriguez and Rob Refsnyder — who came off the injured list that same day and immediately mashed a two-run shot to put Seattle up 4-2 in the 4th. Five different homers, one absolutely chaotic night at Chavez Ravine.
The Dodgers kept clawing back, though, and it looked like the kind of back-and-forth game that comes down to whoever blinks last in the late innings. Canzone made sure it wasn't his team.
Canzone's second homer, a 414-foot, 107.5 mph blast, put Seattle back on top.
In the 8th inning, Canzone unloaded again — a two-run shot off reliever Alex Vesia that scored Julio Rodriguez, who'd singled and stolen second, giving the Mariners a 7-5 lead. It was the kind of moment that turns a depth-piece outfielder into the headline of the night, and Barstool's baseball account wasted no time capturing the scale of it.
The full two-homer breakdown, with Statcast numbers on the go-ahead blast.
Los Angeles didn't go quietly. Shohei Ohtani doubled home a run in the 9th and moved to third on a Victor Robles error, putting the tying run in scoring position with the Dodgers' lineup still very much alive. Andrés Muñoz had to work out of that jam to lock down his 19th save and seal a 7-6 Mariners win.
For a guy who's spent most of his career as a bench piece and platoon option, a two-homer night against the defending juggernaut Dodgers is the kind of game that gets replayed on highlight reels for years. Seattle's lineup has been quietly stacking these explosive nights all season, and if Canzone keeps hitting like this, he's not staying a role player much longer.