Mitch Haniger walked with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th inning, bringing in Randy Arozarena with the winning run. The Seattle Mariners came back from a 5-0 deficit to win 6-5 against the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night.
With this win, Seattle handed Philadelphia its sixth straight loss, which is the longest losing streak for the Phillies since early in the 2023 season when they also lost six games in a row.
In the 10th inning, Cal Raleigh was intentionally walked to start the inning. Carlos Estévez got Justin Turner and Jason Vosler out for the first two outs, but then hit Dylan Moore, loading the bases.
Haniger, who was behind in the count 0-2, managed to avoid some close pitches and benefited from a check-swing call that was ruled a ball. Estévez (1-4) threw a high 3-2 pitch, and Seattle celebrated its sixth win in the last eight games.
Haniger joked, “A win is a win, but hitting in a walk-off feels a little better.” This was Haniger’s seventh career walk-off, all with Seattle, tying him with Jim Presley for the most in franchise history.
Haniger drove in the final run and his solo home run in the fifth inning sparked Seattle’s comeback. The Mariners scored four runs in the sixth inning off All-Star reliever Jeff Hoffman to even the score after the Phillies had a 5-0 lead.
Arozarena hit his second double of the game and scored on Jorge Polanco’s RBI single to start the rally against Hoffman. Luke Raley, pinch-hitting, hit a two-run double on the first pitch he saw.
Josh Rojas finished the inning with an infield single that brought in another run. Bryce Harper made a diving stop to prevent the ball from reaching the outfield but managed to throw out Raley at the plate, who was trying to score the potential go-ahead run.
Hoffman had only been scored on four times in his 46 previous appearances this season and had a 0.98 ERA before this game.
Phillies manager Rob Thomson said, “Just a little bit off, but he’s a guy I trust — still trust. Lefty, righty, it doesn’t matter. Just, they were on him tonight.”
Collin Snider (2-1) allowed a leadoff walk but struck out two batters in the top of the 10th to secure the win. Six Seattle relievers combined to pitch 5 2/3 innings, allowing two hits and one run.
