Overview
- Seattle's five-run sixth on Monday in Seattle flipped a 4-0 deficit into a 5-4 win in the interleague series opener.
- Atlanta built its lead with four solo homers, including Matt Olson's 300th, as Drake Baldwin, Ozzie Albies and Austin Riley also went deep.
- Rookie JR Ritchie, a Bainbridge Island native, walked six and opened the sixth with two free passes before Luke Raley's three-run shot ended his start.
- Reliever Tyler Kinley then gave up J.P. Crawford's two-run homer that put Seattle ahead, and Logan Gilbert won despite four solo shots on a night when every run scored on a home run.
- Manager Walt Weiss said he stretched Ritchie because the bullpen was light, a choice that will renew questions about Atlanta's relief depth after the Mariners snapped their three-game skid and ended the Braves' three-game run.