Cubs erupt for 19 runs, rout Mariners in Seattle

SEATTLE (Interstat) — Pedro Ramírez homered and drove in five runs as the Chicago Cubs routed the Seattle Mariners 19-2 on Sunday afternoon, Aug. 23, 2026, at T-Mobile Park.

The Cubs collected 17 hits and scored in five different innings. After Seattle took an early 2-0 lead on Randy Arozarena’s first-inning homer and a run in the second, Chicago answered with a five-run third that included Michael Conforto’s homer and Ian Happ’s grand slam. The Cubs added one run in the fifth and one in the sixth, then broke the game open with nine runs in the eighth and three in the ninth.

Happ finished 2-for-4 with five RBIs. Pete Crow-Armstrong homered and drove in three runs. Aaron Civale (6-7) earned the win, allowing one hit and no earned runs over four innings. Bryce Miller (4-8) took the loss. The Cubs grounded into three double plays. Seattle had seven hits.

Attendance was 44,649, and the game lasted 3 hours 11 minutes. Chicago improved to 77-56; Seattle dropped to 62-69.