Minnesota Twins rally past Seattle Mariners 5‑3 behind Zebby Matthews
SEATTLE (Interstat) — Zebby Matthews struck out 10 over five innings, and the Minnesota Twins rallied to beat the Seattle Mariners 5-3 on Friday, July 31, 2026, at T-Mobile Park.
Minnesota trailed 3-2 before scoring twice in the seventh. Royce Lewis tied it with a solo homer, and Luke Keaschall doubled home Alan Roden. Ryan Jeffers added a solo homer in the eighth. Brooks Lee hit a two-run homer in the second.
Matthews allowed three earned runs and four hits. Bryce Miller allowed two earned runs in 5 1/3 innings for Seattle. Kody Funderburk pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings for the win, improving to 2-1. Yoendrys Gómez pitched a scoreless ninth for his 14th save. José A. Ferrer took the loss, falling to 4-2.
Seattle took an early lead when Cal Raleigh doubled in two runs in the first, and Cole Young homered in the second. Tommy Nance and Andrew Morris each added scoreless relief for Minnesota. Michael Rucker pitched a scoreless inning; Eduard Bazardo allowed one earned run in 1 2/3 innings.
The Twins had seven hits; the Mariners had four. Attendance was 43,489. Game time was 2:45. Minnesota improved to 56-55, while Seattle fell to 53-58.