The Seattle Mariners beat the Houston Astros 8-7 on Saturday night, finishing a comeback from a five-run deficit when JP Crawford lined a game-winning single with one out and the bases loaded in the ninth inning.
Andrés Muñoz, the Mariners’ closer, earned the win after pitching one scoreless inning. Crawford went 2-for-3 with three RBIs, while Julio Rodríguez doubled and homered and Cal Raleigh also went deep and drove in three runs.
The Astros were up 7-2 before Seattle took control late. Bryan Abreu took the loss for Houston after Luis Castillo was tagged for seven runs and 10 hits in 3 1/3 innings, and Lance McCullers Jr. allowed six runs and five hits in 4 1/3 innings.
What made the night matter was not just the final swing but how fast the game turned. Seattle spent most of it chasing, then leaned on its bullpen and a lineup that kept answering until Crawford’s hit ended it.