BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (Interstat) — Cole Young delivered a two-run single in a three-run ninth inning as the Seattle Mariners rallied past the Minnesota Twins 5-3 on Wednesday at Target Field.

Seattle evened its record at 16-16 while Minnesota fell to 13-18. The Mariners took two of three in the series after losing 11-4 on Monday and winning 7-1 on Tuesday.

The game remained scoreless until the top of the third inning when Seattle shortstop J.P. Crawford launched a solo home run to right field, his second of the season. That 1-0 lead held until the bottom of the fourth.

Minnesota answered with two runs in the fourth against Seattle starter George Kirby. Ryan Jeffers singled and Kody Clemens walked before Luke Keaschall singled to load the bases. Brooks Lee then singled to right, scoring Jeffers and Clemens for a 2-1 Twins lead.

Kirby settled in after that, finishing with 5.2 innings pitched, allowing eight hits and two earned runs while striking out five. He left with Seattle trailing by one.

Seattle tied it in the seventh inning. Dominic Canzone led off with a double and scored on a double by Young off Twins starter Taj Bradley, making it 2-2.

Bradley was largely dominant, working seven innings while allowing four hits and two earned runs with seven strikeouts. He left with the game tied.

Minnesota regained the lead in the eighth inning. Reliever Eduard Bazardo allowed a single to Jeffers, then a strikeout and a walk before Victor Caratini singled off Cooper Criswell, scoring James Outman for a 3-2 Twins lead. Criswell got the final out of the inning.

Seattle mounted its decisive rally in the ninth against Twins reliever Eric Orze. Randy Arozarena walked, and after a strikeout, Canzone singled to put runners at first and third. Young then singled to center, scoring Arozarena and pinch-runner Leo Rivas for a 4-3 lead. Will Wilson walked, and Crawford singled to load the bases. Cal Raleigh followed with a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Young for a 5-3 advantage.

Andrés Muñoz pitched a perfect ninth inning, striking out two to earn his sixth save.

Criswell (1-0) got the win after recording one out in the eighth. Orze (0-1) took the loss, allowing three runs in the ninth.

Key performances included Bradley’s seven-inning start with four hits, two earned runs and seven strikeouts; Young’s 2-for-4 day with three RBIs; Muñoz’s scoreless ninth with two strikeouts; Kirby’s 5.2 innings of two-run ball; Crawford’s home run and 2-for-3 effort; Jose A. Ferrer’s scoreless two-thirds of an inning; Anthony Banda’s scoreless inning with two strikeouts for Minnesota; and Criswell’s one-out appearance.

The attendance was 20,051. The game lasted 3 hours, 14 minutes.

Seattle returns home to host Kansas City for a three-game series beginning Friday. Minnesota hosts Toronto on Thursday for a four-game set.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Seattle 5, Minnesota 2. Interstatl’s ELO system gave Seattle a 58.40 percent probability to win. Seattle was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total score of 8 went under the over-under line of 7.5.