Braves storm back but suffer walk-off, 8-7 loss to the Mariners

The Atlanta Braves roared again from a 6-2 deficit to take the lead within the ninth, however the Seattle Mariners roared again with a pair of homers within the ninth to steal an 8-7 win.

The Mariners obtained off to a quick begin as Julio Rodriguez jumped on the second pitch he noticed from Jake Odorizzi and drove it out to proper for a 1-0 lead. He then issued a one-out stroll to Eugenio Suarez, however struck out Cal Raleigh and obtained Carlos Santana to floor out to flee with no additional injury.

Adam Frazier led off the second with a single, however Odorizzi retired the subsequent three hitters in an effort to depart him stranded. Rodriguez led off the third with one other single, however was gunned down attempting to steal second by William Contreras. Odorizzi struck out Mitch Hanigar after which obtained Suarez to fly out to finish the inning.

Marco Gonzales has the Braves quantity early. He got here into the sport with a strikeout proportion of simply 12.6%, however recorded 4 strikeouts over three scoreless innings to start out. Gonzales retired the primary two hitters within the fourth, however Austin Riley adopted together with his thirty sixth house run of the season to tie the sport.

Odorizzi walked the tightrope over the primary three innings, however issued back-to-back walks to Raleigh and Santana to start out the fourth. Frazier made him pay with a triple off the middle area wall to place the Mariners again in entrance 3-1. Odorizzi obtained Jesse Winker and J.P. Crawford to come out for the primary two outs, however then allowed a single to heart on a 2-2 pitch to Sam Haggerty that scored Frazier to make it 4-1. Odorizzi was changed by Collin McHugh who struck out Rodriguez to finish the inning.

It was a tough outing for Odorizzi who allowed the leadoff man to achieve in all 4 innings. He allowed 5 hits, three walks and 4 runs in simply 3 2/3 innings. He struck out three whereas throwing 71 pitches.

McHugh stayed in for the fifth and surrendered a solo house run to Suarez to increase the deficit to 5-1. Tyler Matzek took over within the sixth and surrendered two walks and a run-scoring double to Crawford that made it 6-1.

Whereas the pitching struggled, Atlanta’s offense sputtered once more. Gonzales allowed simply two hits and didn’t stroll a batter to go together with 5 strikeouts in six innings. Matt Brash struck out the aspect within the seventh.

The Braves drew nearer within the eight as Michael Harris led off the inning together with his seventeenth house run of the season to chop the deficit to 6-2. Marcell Ozuna then labored a stroll earlier than Robbie Grossman flew out. Nonetheless, Andres Munoz changed Erik Swanson and retired Ronald Acuña Jr. and Dansby Swanson to carry the inning to an finish.

Atlanta’s comeback started within the ninth in opposition to Diego Castillo as Riley and Matt Olson labored back-to-back walks to start out the inning. Each runners moved up on a grounder to first by Contreras. Vaughn Grissom struck out for the second out earlier than Harris launched a three-run shot to proper to chop the Seattle result in 6-5.

Castillo was changed by Paul Sewald and Brian Snitker countered by sending up Eddie Rosario to pinch hit for Marcell Ozuna. Rosario lined a 1-2 pitch from Sewald into proper area for a single. Robbie Grossman adopted with two-run shot to proper to place Atlanta in entrance 7-6.

Sewald then drilled Acuña with a 93 mph fastball who went to first after which stole his twenty seventh base of the season. He escaped any extra injury as Swanson grounded out to finish the inning.

The lead wouldn’t final for lengthy although as Kenley Jansen took over within the ninth. He retired Sam Haggerty on a bunt try for the primary out, however Rodriguez struck once more as he hammered a 1-1 pitch and drove it out to tie the sport at 7-7. Jansen obtained pinch hitter Ty France to come out for the second out, however then gave up a walk-off homer to Suarez to finish the sport.

Atlanta falls to 87-53 on the season and are actually 1.5 video games behind the Mets within the NL East standings. They’ll proceed their street journey on Monday after they start a three-game sequence in San Francisco in opposition to the Giants.