Nothing separated the teams until the seventh inning. Then Mitch Garver settled it with one swing.
Garver went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs, breaking a scoreless tie with a two-run blast that carried Seattle to a 2-0 victory over Kansas City at Kauffman Stadium. The catcher's second home run of the season proved decisive in a quiet duel between starters.
Garver homered to left field in the seventh inning, a 406-foot drive that scored Cole Young and gave the Mariners their only runs. Young had reached base with a walk earlier in the inning before coming around on Garver's key swing.
Noah Cameron anchored the start for Kansas City, allowing no runs over 6.0 innings with eight strikeouts and carrying a 4.72 ERA. Cameron scattered four hits and two walks but could not prevent Nick Mears from taking the loss after allowing both runs in the seventh. Logan Gilbert matched Cameron's effectiveness for Seattle, pitching 5.2 scoreless innings with six strikeouts and a 4.04 ERA before Eduard Bazardo earned the win with 1.1 innings of relief.
Seattle snapped a losing streak to improve to 24-27. Kansas City extended its losing streak to three games and fell to 20-30. Gilbert sits one win away from 50 career victories.