The Mariners offense then failed to reach base in the top half of the ninth inning as Seattle's winless start to September reached 0-4. Worse yet, the Mariners remain 3 ½ games behind the Astros in the American League West -- that despite Houston suffering an extra-innings loss to the Texas Rangers.

The last two games of the Mariners’ series in Atlanta, when they hit 10 home runs and finished with a 28-run stretch in 12 innings, showed just how powerful Seattle’s lineup can be when everything goes right.

Game Highlights In a 5-3 loss eerily similar to last night, Randy Arozarena and Josh Naylor powered the Mariners past Mathew Liberatore with 2 towering HR and 5 RBI between them. Five Mariner relievers shut the Cardinal line up down after a marginally effective Kirby gave way.

After automatic runner Josh Naylor stole third on the first pitch of the inning, Polanco laced a double into the left field corner to tie the game at 6-6. The Angels intentionally walked Eugenio Suarez and pinch-hitter Victor Robles beat out a sac bunt to load the bases for Ford, who was coming into pinch hit for pitcher Jose Castillo.

The Mariners pitching staff retired the final 19 Guardians hitters, and a close call in the seventh inning went Seattle's way in a Cleveland loss.

Harry Ford, a key member of the 2024 Arkansas Travelers, was called up from Triple-A Tacoma and made a massive impact on the Mariners' playoff race with a pinch-hit walk-off that helped the team tie the Astros for the lead atop the American League West standings.

The Guardians and Mariners, two teams in the middle of the AL Wild Card race, take the field Saturday night after Cleveland's walk-off win Friday.