Young’s late heroics lift Mariners past Twins 5‑3
MINNEAPOLIS (Interstat) — Cole Young drove in three runs, including a go-ahead two-run single in the ninth inning, as the Seattle Mariners defeated the Minnesota Twins 5-3 on Wednesday afternoon at Target Field.
Seattle trailed 2-1 after seven innings before Young tied it with a two-out double. In the ninth, the Mariners scored three runs off reliever Eric Orze (0-1), who retired just one of five batters. Young’s single through the middle gave Seattle the lead, and Cal Raleigh added a sacrifice fly.
J.P. Crawford homered in the third for Seattle. The Mariners had seven hits, while Minnesota managed 12 but grounded into two double plays.
George Kirby pitched 5 2/3 innings, allowing two earned runs. Cooper Criswell (1-0) got the win with one third of an inning, and Andrés Muñoz earned his sixth save with a perfect ninth, striking out two.
Taj Bradley struck out seven over seven innings for Minnesota, allowing two runs.
Seattle improved to 16-16; Minnesota fell to 13-18. Attendance was 20,051, and the game lasted 3:14.