US EditionRivas hits walk-off homer in 13th to give streaking Mariners a 4-2 win over Cardinals
- On Wednesday night at T-Mobile Park, Leo Rivas hit a game-ending two-run home run in the 13th inning to give the Seattle Mariners a 4-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.
- Rivas, a 27-year-old utility player who spent nine seasons in the minors, made his first major league home run last Monday and was recalled earlier this month before delivering this decisive blow.
- Mariners starter Logan Gilbert delivered a strong outing, fanning eight batters over nearly five innings, while Emerson Hancock pitched two flawless innings to preserve the victory and stifle the Cardinals' late rallies.
- Seattle's bullpen finished the series with a 0.00 ERA over 16 1/3 innings, allowing only five hits, one walk, and striking out 18 batters, while Mariners manager Dan Wilson said, "What a game!"
- The Mariners secured their fifth consecutive win by completing a three-game sweep, maintaining a slim deficit to Houston at the top of the AL West while holding a 1.5-game advantage over Texas for the last American League wild card position.
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Rivas hits walk-off homer in 13th to give streaking Mariners a 4-2 win over Cardinals
Leo Rivas led off the bottom of the 13th inning with a two-run homer and the Seattle Mariners outlasted the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 for their fifth consecutive victory.
Leo Rivas’ 13th-inning homer lifts Mariners over Cardinals
Leo Rivas hit a two-run homer leading off the bottom of the 13th inning as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 on Wednesday to keep pace in the American League playoff race. Rivas, who entered the game as a pinch runner in the 11th, lined the first pitch of the 13th from St. Louis' Ryan Fernandez (0-3) just inside the right field foul pole to also score Josh Naylor, who started the inning as the runner at second ba…
Leo Rivas' 13th-inning homer lifts Mariners over Cardinals
Leo Rivas hit a two-run homer leading off the bottom of the 13th inning as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 on Wednesday to keep pace in the American League playoff race.
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The Seattle TimesLeo Rivas’ walkoff homer in 13th sends Mariners to fifth straight win
The longest night of the season had the strangest of endings for the Mariners.
Rivas plays hero in 13th as walk-off HR sends Mariners to 5th straight win
SEATTLE -- Leo Rivas, of all people, was the Mariners’ vessel to victory on Wednesday night. The journeyman infielder, who has seized just about each of his limited opportunities at the big league level, belted a walk-off two-run homer in the bottom of the 13th inning to lift Seattle to
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