Mariners edge Giants 4‑3 in 10 innings at T-Mobile Park

SEATTLE (Interstat) — Cole Young’s three-run home run in the seventh inning erased a three-run deficit and Julio Rodríguez’s sacrifice fly in the 10th inning lifted the Seattle Mariners to a 4-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday, July 18, 2026, at T-Mobile Park before a crowd of 43,485.

The game lasted 3 hours, 2 minutes. Seattle improved to 49-50, while San Francisco fell to 42-56.

The Giants took a 1-0 lead in the third inning. Drew Gilbert singled to right field, and after Daniel Susac struck out, Luis Arraez singled to second base, moving Gilbert to second. Bryce Eldridge then lined a single to center field, and center fielder Luke Raley committed a fielding error that allowed Gilbert to score and Arraez to advance to second. Casey Schmitt popped out and Rafael Devers struck out on a foul tip to end the inning.

San Francisco extended its lead to 3-0 in the sixth inning. Devers led off with a home run to left field, his 20th of the season. Heliot Ramos struck out, Jung Hoo Lee struck out, and then Willy Adames homered to right field, his 17th. A challenge by the Mariners on a play at first base overturned the call, and Gilbert grounded out to end the inning.

Seattle broke through in the seventh inning. Dominic Canzone grounded out, then Randy Arozarena was hit by a pitch. Josh Naylor walked, moving Arozarena to second. Cal Raleigh flied out to third baseman Casey Schmitt. Young then hit a home run to right‑center field, scoring Arozarena, Naylor and himself to tie the game at 3-3. Luke Raley reached on a fielding error by second baseman Luis Arraez, but was caught stealing second base on a challenge that upheld the call.

Neither team scored in the eighth or ninth innings. In the top of the eighth, Schmitt flied out, Devers struck out looking, Ramos singled and Lee grounded out. In the bottom of the eighth, Colt Emerson popped out, J.P. Crawford walked, Rodríguez struck out looking after a challenge confirmed the call, Canzone singled to center sending Crawford to third, and Arozarena was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Naylor grounded out to end the threat.

In the top of the ninth, Adames struck out looking after a challenge overturned the call, Gilbert grounded out, and Susac struck out looking. In the bottom of the ninth, Raleigh struck out, Young grounded out, and Mitch Garver struck out.

The game went to the 10th inning tied 3-3. In the top of the 10th, Arraez grounded out, Eldridge flied out to center fielder Victor Robles, and after an intentional walk to Schmitt, Devers struck out on a foul tip.

In the bottom of the 10th, Robles opened the inning on second base as the automatic runner. Emerson sacrificed bunting, pitcher Dylan Smith fielded and threw to first base, advancing Robles to third. Crawford walked. Rodríguez then hit a sacrifice fly to left fielder Grant McCray, scoring Robles to end the game.

Giants starter Logan Webb worked 6⅔ innings, allowing two hits, three earned runs and striking out five. He left after Young’s home run. Webb’s line included three walks and 101 pitches.

Mariners starter Bryan Woo also pitched six innings, giving up six hits, two earned runs and striking out seven. He threw 95 pitches.

Erik Miller threw a scoreless inning for the Giants with two strikeouts. Sam Hentges pitched one inning, allowing one hit and striking out one. Keaton Winn recorded one out without allowing a hit. Dylan Smith took the loss, falling to 0-2. He pitched ⅓ inning, allowing one unearned run on no hits with one walk.

Seattle relievers combined to shut out the Giants over the final four innings. Andrés Muñoz pitched a perfect eighth with two strikeouts. Gabe Speier tossed a scoreless ninth with one strikeout. Eduard Bazardo worked a scoreless 10th, allowing one hit and striking out one. José A. Ferrer earned the win, improving to 3-1, after pitching a scoreless 10th and recording the final three outs, including the intentional walk to Schmitt and a strikeout of Devers.

Young finished 2-for-4 with the home run and three RBIs. He was the offensive catalyst for Seattle. The Mariners managed only three hits in the game, but made them count with the three-run homer.

The top star for Seattle was Woo, who rebounded after his previous start on July 7 against Miami, where he allowed three earned runs on nine hits in five innings in a 6-5 loss. Woo’s command was sharp Saturday, as he issued no walks and struck out seven while holding the Giants mostly in check after the third inning.

San Francisco outhit Seattle 7-3. The Giants got two hits from Eldridge and one each from Gilbert, Arraez, Devers, Adames and Ramos. Devers and Adames each homered.

The win avenged Seattle’s 7-0 loss to San Francisco on Friday night. The two teams meet again Sunday in the series finale. Seattle continues a homestand Monday against Cincinnati, while San Francisco travels to Kansas City for a three-game set.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of San Francisco 4, Seattle 3. Interstat’s ELO system gave Seattle a 58.70 percent probability to win. Seattle was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus 1.5 runs.