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Seattle Mariners Let 10th Inning Snowball in 9-3 Loss to Washington Nationals
SEATTLE — Fans at T-Mobile Park could only watch as the Seattle Mariners allowed seven runs in the 10th inning en route to a 9-3 loss to the Washington Nationals on Thursday. The loss dropped the Mariners to 30-25 on the season and kept their lead in the American League West at just half a game.
“Always tough to lose in the extra innings,” Seattle manager Dan Wilson said in a postgame interview. “Good ball game. Our guys really, really fought to the end. … They were just able to break it open late and that was the difference.”
At the start of the 10th, the Mariners and Nationals were tied 2-2. Seattle had used high-leverage relievers Gabe Speier, Carlos Vargas, Matt Brash and Andres Munoz across the sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth innings, respectively. In extras, the Mariners relied on Collin Snider.
Automatic runner Jose Tena moved to third during the first plate appearance of the 10th after a wild pitch. The errant offering set Tena up to score on an RBI sacrifice fly hit by Daylen Lile, which gave Washington a 3-2 lead. CJ Abrams hit a double the next at-bat and James Wood was intentionally walked to set the Nationals up with runners on first and second with one out.
Nathaniel Lowe hit a single to score Abrams. The snowball continued to roll down the hill after that.
Snider committed a throwing error to second on a fielder’s choice that loaded the bases for Washington. Luis Garcia Jr. brought home two with a double to bolster the Nationals lead to 6-2. Josh Bell capped the inning with a three-run home run to right field. His knock gave Washington a 9-2 lead.
“It looked to me like there were just some balls that caught a lot of plate,” Wilson said. “And give some credit to them, that’s a team like we’ve said that’s aggressive. They can make things happen quickly and that’s what they were able to do in the 10th.”
In the bottom of the 10th, Leo Rivas hit an RBI single to lead off the inning and for the eventual final of 9-3.
The 10th inning was an almost appropriate end to a game that featured various missed opportunities and chaotic moments that led to Seattle’s loss.
Mariners starting pitcher Emerson Hancock was pulled in the top of the sixth after he walked two of the first three hitters he faced in the inning. The game was tied 0-0 at that point. Speier relieved Hancock and allowed a two-run double the first pitch he threw to Wood. Hancock was dinged with the earned runs and had a final stat line of four strikeouts, three walks and two earned runs on two hits in 5.1 innings.
“I think, as a competitor, you always want to stay in those situations,” Hancock said after the game. “But you also understand we got a really, really good bullpen. That’s a great matchup there (with Speier and Wood), it just didn’t work out. More times than not, it’s going to. It’s just, for me, I put us in a tough position there in the sixth. And they were able to capitalize on it.”
Seattle had an opportunity to immediately respond in the bottom of the sixth. Leody Taveras and Ben Williamson hit back-to-back singles to give the Mariners runners on the corners with no outs.
J.P. Crawford got the first crack at bringing home at least one, but struck out looking on a pitch outside of the plate. He took issue with the call and was ejected after an argument with home plate umpire Andy Fletcher. Rivas took over his spot in the lineup. Cal Raleigh was hit by a pitch two plate appearances later to load the bases for Seattle with two out, but Randy Arozarena struck out swinging to leave the trio of runners stranded.
The Mariners tied the game in the bottom of the seventh on back-to-back two-out RBI singles by Taveras and Williamson. The latter of the two was left on second to end the inning. Seattle stranded two more in scoring position to end the eighth.
The Mariners finished 3-for-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight on base.
Seattle will have a chance to bounce back with the first of three games against the Minnesota Twins at 7:10 p.m. PT on Friday. Bryan Woo will start for the Mariners and Zebby Matthews will start for the Twins.
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One of the Seattle Seahawks’ biggest rivals delivered the first big shockwaves of the 2026 offseason.
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Los Angeles Rams have agreed to a deal that would send four draft picks to the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for All-Pro cornerback and former UW Huskies standout Trent McDuffie, according to a report from ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday morning.
McDuffie, who is entering the final season of his rookie contract, is expected to sign a long-term extension with the Rams, according to Schefter.
Shortly after the news broke, former NFL quarterback Brock Huard gave his reaction on Seattle Sports’ Brock and Salk.
“This feels like a direct move to match up with JSN and the Seahawks,” Huard said.
Widely considered to be the two best teams in the NFL this past season, the Seahawks and Rams squared off in three epic battles, capped by Seattle’s 31-27 win over Los Angeles in the NFC Championship.
Over those three games, the Rams’ shaky secondary struggled to contain NFL receiving leader and AP Offensive Player of the Year Jaxon Smith-Njigba. The Seahawks star wideout totaled 27 catches for 354 yards and two touchdowns across those three matchups, including 10 catches for 153 yards and a TD in the NFC title game.
Smith-Njigba also had a career-high 180 receiving yards and two touchdowns in an overtime loss to the Rams in 2024.
“It’s kind of like an old NBA world,” Huard said. “Like, alright, we know we’re gonna have to deal with Jordan or we’re gonna have to deal with Pippen or we’re gonna have to deal with Bird. Like, how do we match up? And (the Rams) know that that was the one area – in their back seven – that could not match up.”
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The countdown to the FIFA World Cup hit a milestone Tuesday, approximately 100 days from the start of the global soccer tournament, which is being played this time in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
Seattle is one of 16 host cities for the tournament, with the first game at Lumen Field scheduled for June 15.
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City leaders at a press conference on Tuesday described specific changes underway to welcome an estimated 750,000 people during the six matches, from adding new artwork in downtown to bolstering security.
“Our aim is actually to revitalize, reinvigorate, rejuvenate the downtown core,” Seattle World Cup Organizing Committee CEO Peter Tomozawa stated.
People who take a trip through downtown Seattle will see that part of that work has started in anticipation of the World Cup, with 53 colorful paintings on the columns of the monorail, showcasing the flags of the countries of the competing teams.
“In just 100 days, people will come back to Seattle and will be using the system to travel back and forth to various events related to [the] FIFA World Cup,” Seattle Monorail Services Megan Ching said.
“The visitors who are coming here for the World Cup are already booking their trips: where to stay, how to get around and what to explore,” added Jorge Gotuzzo with Visit Seattle.
Darkalinos restaurant hopes the events planned for Pioneer Square will convince new customers to return beyond the tournament.
“The summer season is what keeps us going,” General Manager Crystal Hernandez told KOMO News. “We’re going to have a beer garden in the plaza. There will be some live music outside.”
Behind the scenes, work continues to plan for crowd control and security. That means round table meetings and partnerships at the international, federal, state and local levels.
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“We’ve been working on the security plan for over three years,” Tomozawa explained. “We hired former SPD Chief John Diaz to design the plan and I have to say this is one of our highest priorities, for sure.”
Downtown Seattle Association President and CEO Jon Scholes adds that businesses are eager to build on the success of the recent Seahawks Super Bowl parade. He said there will be watch parties for the matches at Westlake, Pacific Place and along the waterfront.
“Seattle’s a big event town, and we can do it well and produce a lot of joy for hundreds of thousands of people,” Scholes stated.
The World Cup Organizing Committee mentioned Seattle’s walkability makes it a great location for the tournament. It’s why they also announced a new walking path to connect multiple neighborhoods that will stay beyond the summer.
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It’s called the Unity Loop, runs about four-and-a-quarter miles and will connect the stadiums, waterfront, Seattle Center, Westlake and the CID, but no specifics were provided.
SEATTLE — A 36-year-old man was arrested after Seattle police say he threw rocks at passing cars in South Seattle early Tuesday, shattering a truck window and injuring a couple in their 50s.
Patrol officers responded at 12 a.m. to reports of a man hurling rocks near Rainier Avenue South and South Henderson Street.
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Police said they found the couple with facial injuries after their truck window shattered. Firefighters treated both victims at the scene, and the couple then drove to a nearby hospital for further treatment.
Officers found the suspect nearby and arrested him. According to the police report, the man made “multiple threats to shoot officers in the head and kick and punch officers before and after being placed into custody.”
Police also spoke with a King County Metro transit supervisor who reported that two Metro coaches had damage to their windshields and route destination signs after being struck by rocks. Police said no drivers or passengers were hurt.
More witnesses also told police they saw the suspect throwing rocks at moving vehicles.
Police said the suspect is a convicted felon and was booked into the King County Jail for investigation of assault, malicious mischief, and property destruction. Detectives in the General Investigations Unit are assigned to the case.
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