Mariners edge Red Sox 3‑1 behind Canzone’s homer

SEATTLE (Interstat) — Dominic Canzone homered and drove in two runs, and Logan Gilbert pitched effectively as the Seattle Mariners beat the Boston Red Sox 3-1 on Sunday evening at T-Mobile Park.

Canzone’s solo home run in the second inning tied the game at 1-1, and the Mariners took the lead for good in the fifth on an RBI single by Cole Young. Seattle added an insurance run in the sixth on a Canzone groundout.

Andrés Muñoz earned his 13th save of the season by working a scoreless ninth inning.

Seattle improved to 40-39, while Boston fell to 31-44. The attendance was 45,577, and the game lasted 2 hours, 19 minutes.

Nate Eaton homered for Boston, his first of the season, to tie the game in the third inning. But the Red Sox managed only five hits and struck out 14 times.

Gilbert (6-4) allowed one run on five hits and two walks while striking out three over seven innings. He gave way to Gabe Speier, who recorded two outs in the eighth, and Muñoz closed the door.

Payton Tolle (3-5) took the loss after giving up three runs on six hits over 5 2/3 innings. He struck out four and walked three.

The game turned in the bottom of the fifth with the score tied 1-1. Weston Wilson singled with one out, and Young followed with a single to left field that scored Wilson, giving Seattle a 2-1 lead. J.P. Crawford then singled to put runners at first and second, but Cal Raleigh grounded into a forceout to end the inning.

Seattle added a key insurance run in the sixth. Julio Rodríguez led off with a single, moved to third on a single by Rob Refsnyder and scored on a groundout by Canzone.

Boston had a chance to tie the game in the seventh. Mickey Gasper reached on a throwing error by first baseman Josh Naylor, and after two strikeouts, Caleb Durbin doubled to put runners at second and third. But Andruw Monasterio struck out swinging to end the inning.

The Red Sox mounted a brief rally in the ninth when Gasper singled with one out, but Muñoz struck out Willson Contreras and Jarren Duran to end the game.

Canzone finished 1 for 3 with the home run and two RBIs. Young went 1 for 3 with an RBI. Wilson, Crawford and Refsnyder each had one hit. Julio Rodríguez went 1 for 3 with a walk and a run scored.

For Boston, Eaton went 1 for 2 with a walk and a home run. Durbin had two hits, including a double. Ceddanne Rafaela and Gasper each had one hit.

Seattle received a strong relief effort from Speier, who recorded two strikeouts in two-thirds of an inning, and Muñoz, who struck out two in his one inning of work.

The Mariners snapped a two-game losing streak and avoided a sweep after losing the first two games of the series. Boston had won the previous two contests at T-Mobile Park, 5-1 on Saturday and 6-2 on Friday.

Seattle now heads to Pittsburgh for a three-game series starting Tuesday, while Boston travels to Colorado for a three-game set beginning Monday.

Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of Seattle Mariners 5, Boston Red Sox 2. The ELO system gave Seattle a 54.70 percent probability to win. Seattle was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total score of 4 went over the over-under line of 6.5.