Nothing separated the teams for six innings. Then the seventh inning changed everything. Seattle's J.P. Crawford reached on an infield single to second, and Raleigh scored to give the Mariners a 2-1 lead they would not relinquish. The game had been tied since the third, and Crawford's go-ahead single was the moment that settled it.
Joey Cantillo was the better pitcher on the night and received nothing for it. The Cleveland left-hander struck out 9 batters over 6.0 innings, allowing just 2 hits and 1 run while throwing 90 pitches. With a 4.08 ERA, he gave his team every chance to win. Tim Herrin followed and allowed 1 run on 1 hit and 2 walks in 1.0 inning, taking the loss to fall to 0-3.
Colt Emerson kept Seattle alive in the third. His solo home run to right, traveling 361 feet, tied the game at 1-1 after Cleveland had taken an early lead. Emerson finished 1-for-2 with 2 walks and 2 runs scored. In the eighth, Rodríguez singled to left and Emerson scored to push the margin to 3-1. Luis Castillo earned the win, going 6.0 innings and allowing 1 run on 4 hits with 4 strikeouts, improving to 3-6 with a 4.93 ERA. Andres Munoz closed it out with a perfect ninth, striking out 2, for his 15th save of the season.
Cleveland had taken the lead in the first when Watson doubled to left and Manzardo scored. The Guardians managed just 4 hits on the night and could not answer after Seattle took control late. Watson went 1-for-4 with the RBI double.
Randy Arozarena is one run away from 500 career runs scored. J.P. Crawford, who drove in the go-ahead run, is 5 games away from 1,000 career games played and 2 runs away from 500 career runs scored. Seattle fell to 41-41 on the season, dropping their second straight. Cleveland moved to 42-39.