SEATTLE (Interstat) — Ian Seymour allowed one run over six innings, Steven Matz earned his first save and Liam Hicks drove in two runs as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Seattle Mariners 4-1 on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026, at T-Mobile Park.

Seymour (9-3) gave up five hits and struck out seven. Matz pitched a scoreless inning. Emerson Hancock (6-7) took the loss after allowing nine hits and two earned runs in 4 2/3 innings with three strikeouts.

Hicks went 2 for 5 with two RBIs. Yandy Díaz went 4 for 5 with an RBI and scored in the sixth when Hicks doubled to left, scoring Díaz and Chandler Simpson for a 4-1 lead. Tampa Bay had 14 hits; Seattle had six.

Seattle took a 1-0 lead in the first when Cole Young singled home Taylor Ward. Tampa Bay tied it in the fourth on Díaz’s RBI single, then went ahead in the fifth on Cedric Mullins’ run-scoring single.

Attendance was 35,839, and the game lasted 2:45. Tampa Bay improved to 71-46. Seattle fell to 56-63.