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Arozarena’s 3-Run Blast Lifts Mariners Past Cardinals, Tightens AL West Race

The result positioned Seattle one game back in the AL West following Houston’s loss in Toronto.

Overview

  • Seattle beat St. Louis 5-3 at T-Mobile Park to preserve a 1.5-game edge for the final AL wild-card spot.
  • Randy Arozarena launched a go-ahead three-run homer in the third and drove in four, marking his career-high 27th home run.
  • Statcast measured Arozarena’s homer at a projected 405 feet with roughly six seconds of hang time.
  • George Kirby yielded three runs over four innings before five relievers closed it out, with Andrés Muñoz earning his 34th save in 41 chances.
  • Josh Naylor added a 415-foot solo shot for his 19th of the season as Texas also won to stay 1.5 games behind Seattle with 17 games remaining.