Guardians rally past Mariners with five-run eighth inning

CLEVELAND (Interstat) — Rhys Hoskins delivered a two-run double in a five-run eighth inning as the Cleveland Guardians rallied past the Seattle Mariners 6-5 on Sunday at Progressive Field. The Mariners led 5-1 before the Guardians erupted. Daniel Schneemann singled in a run, Chase DeLauter added a two-run single and Hoskins doubled to put Cleveland ahead.

Seattle struck first, scoring one in the second on Mitch Garver’s RBI single and two in the third on Josh Naylor’s RBI double and a run-scoring error. The Mariners added a run in the sixth on Julio Rodríguez’s RBI single, then scored one in the ninth on a throwing error but fell short.

Emerson Hancock went 5 2/3 innings, allowing one earned run with six strikeouts for Seattle. Gavin Williams pitched five innings, giving up two earned runs while striking out six for Cleveland. Matt Festa (2-1) earned the win with 1 1/3 scoreless innings, and Cade Smith notched his 26th save. Michael Rucker (0-1) took the loss. Attendance was 27,934, and the game lasted 3 hours, 18 minutes.