ST. LOUIS (Interstat) — Julio Rodríguez, Will Wilson and Cole Young homered, and Leo Rivas delivered a two-run single in the ninth inning as the Seattle Mariners defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 11-9 on Saturday afternoon at Busch Stadium III.

Rivas lined a bases-loaded hit off Riley O’Brien, who had not allowed an earned run in 13 previous appearances this season. Matt Brash pitched a scoreless eighth to earn the win, and Andrés Muñoz worked a perfect ninth for his fifth save.

Seattle built an early lead with two runs in each of the first two innings. Nathan Church homered twice for St. Louis and drove in four runs. Pedro Pagés went 3 for 3 with a homer and two RBIs. The Cardinals scored four times in the third to cut the deficit but could not overcome Seattle’s 19-hit attack.

The Mariners improved to 13-15, while St. Louis fell to 14-12. Attendance was 27,236, and the game lasted 3 hours, 16 minutes.