Red Sox walk off Mariners 9-8 in the 10th
The Mariners lost 9-8 in a walk-off in the 10th to the Red Sox, their fifth straight defeat, and sit 5.5 games back in the AL Wild Card with an elimination number of 19.
Trevor Story's walk-off ends it in the 10th
The Mariners lost 9-8 in a walk-off in the 10th inning at Boston on August 31, their fifth straight defeat. Randy Arozarena went 4-for-5 with a double, a home run and 4 RBI, and Cal Raleigh added a solo home run and an RBI, but Seattle couldn't make either lead hold up into extras.
Red Sox8-9The Mariners' own account had said George Kirby would start against Boston, and he lasted 5.0 innings, allowing 5 earned runs on 7 hits with 2 walks and 2 strikeouts. Andrés Muñoz struck out 3 over 1.1 innings out of the bullpen, allowing just 1 hit and 1 earned run.
Blue Jays' sweep extends Mariners' skid to 5
Seattle is 0-5 in its last 5 games. The Mariners lost 6-0 to the Phillies at home on August 26, then were swept in Toronto, losing 8-1 on August 28, 4-3 on August 29 and 7-0 on August 30, before the 9-8 walk-off loss in Boston on August 31.
At 64-74, Seattle sits 5.5 games back in the AL Wild Card, behind Baltimore (0.5 back), Texas and Toronto (both 1.5 back) and Minnesota (3.5 back), with an elimination number of 19 games. Five straight losses have not moved the Mariners any closer, and the field ahead of them keeps holding its ground.
Upcoming
The Mariners are in Boston tonight, with Bryan Woo taking the mound against Jedixson Paez. Woo is 9-9 with a 4.36 ERA and was rocked in his last outing, allowing 6 earned runs on 5 hits over 4.0 innings against the Phillies on August 26. Paez enters with an 18.00 ERA and has yet to make a start.
Boston is favored tonight, and the total points to a low-scoring game. With Seattle scoring two runs or fewer in three of its last five games and Woo coming off his worst start of the year, backing the Mariners means trusting both to look nothing like they have lately against a favored Red Sox club.