Sal Stewart homer lifts Reds past Mariners 5‑3

SEATTLE (Interstat) — Sal Stewart hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning to break a 3-3 tie and lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 5-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday afternoon at T-Mobile Park.

Cincinnati snapped a 3-3 tie in the top of the seventh when Stewart launched his 21st home run to right-center, scoring Edwin Arroyo and Ke’Bryan Hayes. The Reds had taken a 2-1 lead in the fourth on a Dane Myers RBI single, but Seattle answered in the bottom half on a two-run single by Luke Raley. The Mariners had opened the scoring in the second on a Cal Raleigh single.

Brady Singer (5-9) earned the win, allowing three runs on six hits over 6 2/3 innings with six strikeouts. Emilio Pagán recorded his ninth save with a perfect ninth. Eduard Bazardo (3-3) took the loss. Cincinnati outhit Seattle 8-7. The attendance was 38,236. The game lasted 2 hours, 30 minutes. Cincinnati improved to 47-54; Seattle fell to 51-52.