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Mariners Clinch Playoff Berth With Eighth-Inning Rally Over Rockies

Seattle's surge puts an AL West crown within reach as soon as Wednesday.

Overview

  • Josh Naylor lashed a two-out, bases-clearing double in the eighth inning to flip a 3-1 deficit into a 4-3 win.
  • The comeback followed Juan Mejia hitting two batters and issuing a walk before Victor Vodnik yielded the decisive gapper.
  • Andrés Muñoz struck out two in a perfect ninth for his 38th save after Gabe Speier handled the eighth.
  • Rockies starter McCade Brown struck out 10 over five innings, while Seattle managed just three hits, including Dominic Canzone’s solo homer.
  • Seattle improved to 88-69 with 15 wins in 16 games after New York beat Chicago to set up the clinch, and the club now sits four games ahead of Houston with a chance to secure the division Wednesday and position for the AL’s No. 2 seed as early as Thursday.