Mariners edge Twins 7‑6 on Emerson’s ninth-inning single

SEATTLE (Interstat) — Colt Emerson singled in Stuart Fairchild in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the Seattle Mariners a 7-6 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday afternoon at T-Mobile Park.

Seattle led 6-0 after seven innings, using Josh Naylor’s two-run double in the first, Cole Young’s RBI single in the sixth and Cal Raleigh’s three-run homer in the seventh. Minnesota stormed back with five runs in the eighth, including Trevor Larnach’s two-run homer and Royce Lewis’ three-run shot, then added a run in the ninth.

George Kirby started and allowed five hits and no earned runs over seven innings with three strikeouts. Taj Bradley gave up three earned runs in six innings with two strikeouts. A.J. Minter pitched a scoreless inning with two hits and a strikeout. Andrés Muñoz earned the win and struck out two despite allowing a run in the ninth, improving to 5-4. Yoendrys Gómez took the loss, falling to 2-1. Young had four hits, Naylor drove in two, and Luke Keaschall homered for Minnesota. Seattle outhit Minnesota 14-11. Attendance was 41,710 and the game lasted 2 hours, 50 minutes. Seattle improved to 55-58; Minnesota fell to 56-57.