The Seattle Mariners responded decisively to their previous day’s historically poor performance, defeating the Milwaukee Brewers 7-5 Wednesday evening. Three days after suffering a 22-0 shutout loss, Seattle’s offense came out aggressive against Brewers pitcher Dustin May, scoring seven runs through the first two innings and never trailing during the contest.
Three Mariners players each contributed two runs batted in to fuel the comeback victory. Dominic Canzone, Josh Naylor, and Taylor Ward combined to drive in six of Seattle’s seven runs. Naylor finished particularly strong at the plate, going 3-for-5 and adding a two-run single in the second inning. Julio Rodríguez added an additional run via sacrifice fly. Despite May’s strong performance in recent weeks, the pitcher struggled significantly early, surrendering the seven runs in just two innings of work.
Seattle’s pitching proved effective in containing Milwaukee’s comeback attempts. Starting pitcher Logan Gilbert allowed three runs across five innings while recording five strikeouts. The bullpen similarly held firm, with Andrés Muñoz closing out the game with a perfect ninth inning for his 23rd save. Milwaukee’s Joey Ortiz provided the Brewers’ offensive spark, hitting a two-run homer and finishing with four runs batted in, matching his career high.
The teams conclude their series Thursday with George Kirby starting for Seattle against Milwaukee’s Robert Gasser. The Mariners improved to 4-4 on their nine-game road trip with the victory.
Originally reported by Sports.yahoo →
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