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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/seattle-mariners/1-mariners-player-who-must-step-up-al-wild-card-race-rangers');   ga('set', 'title', '1 Mariners player who must step up in AL Wild Card race with Rangers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Seattle-Mariners-starting-pitcher-Bryce-Miller.jpg"><figcaption>Steven Bisig-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>1 Mariners player who must step up in AL Wild Card race with Rangers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-12T14:14:15-07:00">September 12th, 2:14pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-12T14:14:15-07:00">September 12th, 2:14pm</time><address><a>Zachary Howell</a>Zachary Howell is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints focusing on creating premier MLB content. He is a big fan of the Yankees, Oklahoma City Thunder and the Syracuse Orange. In his free time, he likes to be outside or read.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Seattle Mariners have had, by their standards, a successful season. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-stories/mlb-news-cal-raleigh-surges-past-aaron-judge-new-al-mvp-poll">Cal Raleigh needs a strong finish, but the Mariners’ catcher could win the franchise’s first MVP</a> since Ichiro Suzuki in 2021. However, Seattle is fighting for an American League Wild Card spot with the Texas Rangers. In order to make the playoffs, Dan Wilson needs Bryce Miller to step up alongside Bryan Woo.</p><p>Seattle’s season has been an interesting development to monitor. Wilson’s team saw its strength shift from its starting pitching to an offense capable of overwhelming opponents easily. Now, the Mariners sit at 79-68, tied for the top spot in the AL West and two games ahead of the Rangers. However, Seattle’s manager would like to see his team play with more balance to end the season.</p><p>Wilson saw five of his players go to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game this summer. However, only one of them was a starting pitcher, Woo. The lack of Mariners pitching earning a nod is concerning, but understandable. Miller, Logan Gilbert, and George Kirby have all missed time thanks to injury. Despite that reasoning, Seattle needs to get more from the starting rotation.</p><p>In the playoffs, pitching becomes far more important. Pitching staffs get smaller and getting off to a good start in games is a must. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-seattle-reunites-eugenio-suarez-blockbuster-diamondbacks-trade">Mariners made multiple big trades at this year’s deadline</a> to bolster the offense. Despite adding key pieces like Eugenio Suarez and Josh Naylor, it means nothing if the pitching is lackluster. If things don’t improve, Seattle could miss the postseason.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/texas-rangers/rangers-news-nathan-eovaldi-out-season-shoulder-injury">Rangers are without Nathan Eovaldi for the rest of the season</a>. That and a season-ending injury for Adolis Garcia makes the Mariners’ path to the postseason clearer. Regardless, the team needs Miller to return to his former glory quickly.</p><h2>Miller is an important anchor to Wilson’s starting rotation</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Bryce-Miller.jpg"><figcaption>Steven Bisig-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>As an individual, Miller has underperformed his standards so far in 2025. The young righty got off to a great start in his MLB career, putting up two seasons with winning records after starting in at least 25 games in both. This season, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-lose-yet-another-starter-to-injury">injuries held Miller back</a> as he tried to get on track. However, the pitcher has been good since coming back from the injured list in late August.</p><p>This season, Miller sports a <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/stats/_/id/4654313/bryce-miller" rel="noopener">5.59 ERA and a 4-5 record</a> with a couple starts left in the regular season. Wilson could choose to rest the 27-year-old before the postseason, robbing him of the chance to finish with a record above .500 for the third straight season. While he is not the first name that is brought up when talking about Mariners’ starters, Miller is a crucial piece of the puzzle.</p><p>Luis Castillo, Kirby, and Woo will likely be the starters in a Wild Card series this fall. However, Miller is the pitcher that needs to put up good starts to help his team squeak into the postseason. Based on his body of work and recent success, Miller has what it takes to put his best foot forward down the stretch of the season. If he does, Seattle can ride momentum into the playoffs.</p><h2>Miller gives the Mariners depth the Rangers don’t have</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Mariners-SP-Bryce-Miller.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Rangers’ injuries have their postseason chances in serious jeopardy. Compared to Texas, Seattle’s roster is completely healthy outside of Ryan Bliss, a fourth-string infielder. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-seattle-receives-plethora-of-injury-updates">Miller took some extra time during his rehab assignment</a> to make sure that he was completely healthy. He is a great safety option for Wilson to have if Woo or Gilbert fall apart early in their postseason starts.</p><p>In the final two weeks of the regular season, Miller figures to take the mound two more times. He has a start against the Kansas City Royals next week that is important for the Mariners ahead of a three-game set against the Houston Astros. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/why-mariners-will-clinch-al-wild-card-spot">Seattle has a good chance to secure a Wild Card spot</a> in the AL. If the team gets in, though, they are as dangerous as any of the Wild Card teams.</p><p>Miller will play a key role in the rest of the Mariners’ season. However, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-fatal-flaw-that-will-doom-2025-world-series-hopes">Seattle’s pitching could come back to haunt them</a> with the playoffs looming over the league. Wilson’s team has endured its ups and downs throughout 2025, but it has enough talent to hit its stride at the right time. If Miller is as good as he has shown in his career, he could propel the Mariners to success.</p><p>Seattle has its work cut out for it over the next couple of weeks. Despite the pressure on the Mariners to succeed, Wilson is feeling good about his squad’s chances to make a deep run.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

1 Mariners player who must step up in AL Wild Card race with Rangers

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In addition, he is also a published author of thriller novels, available on Amazon.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-seattle-makes-impressive-history-walk-off-angels">Seattle Mariners just accomplished some history</a> in a walk-off win over the Los Angeles Angels. Now, they are tied with the Houston Astros in the AL West race. Yes, the Mariners’ division title hopes are alive. Many Mariners players have come alive this month and are doing everything they can to ensure October baseball in Seattle.</p><p>Seattle currently <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb?tab=divisions">has -170 odds</a> to win the AL West, according to FanDuel. Recently, they jumped into a favorable spot and are now the favorites to take the division. The Mariners’ division title hopes are better than ever, and they are clicking at the right time. Yet, there is still work to do, and this team must maintain consistency. As easy as it would be to make the playoffs, it would be just as easy to miss them entirely.</p><p>The Mariners are in the middle of a four-game series with the Angels. Next, they will begin a six-game road trip that sees them face the Kansas City Royals and Houston Astros. After that, the M’s will conclude the regular season with three home games against the Colorado Rockies and three against the Los Angeles Dodgers.</p><p>Seattle has been awesome all season. Notably, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/why-mariners-will-clinch-al-wild-card-spot">Mariners also have a great shot to win an AL Wild Card</a> spot. But there is a bigger fish to fry. The M’s have a golden chance to win the AL West race against the Astros. Significantly, the M’s have a chance to impact their own chances very soon directly. It’s time to look at everything that has transpired this season, and the one Mariners player who must step up.</p><h2><b>How the season has gone for the Mariners</b></h2><p>The season started slowly for the Mariners. In fact, they were 3-7 over their first 10 games. The M’s quickly turned it around and finished the month 18-12. Then, May came around, and the Mariners finished the month with a 31-26 mark. June saw some inconsistency, and the team was 44-40 at the end of the month.</p><p>With the Mariners sitting at 51-45 at the All-Star Break, there was hope, but still a lot of work to do. Nothing really changed for the M’s as they went into August with a 58-52 record. Things slowly progressed in the month, and the Mariners came into September with a 73-64 record.</p><p>A four-game losing streak looked bad to start September. However, the M’s have bounced back with six consecutive wins and now find themselves in the driver’s seat, ready to win the AL West race.</p><h2><b>How some players have done</b></h2><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-cal-raleigh-1-home-run-shy-hallowed-mickey-mantle-record">Cal Raleigh is setting records</a> all over the place for the team. Currently, he is batting .239 with 53 home runs, 113 RBIs, and 95 runs. It has been an amazing season for him. Likewise, others have done well, too.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-julio-rodriguez-makes-mlb-history-with-home-run-off-jacob-degrom">Julio Rodriguez has stepped up,</a> helping the M’s when they have needed him. He is batting .267 with 30 home runs, 89 RBIs, and 95 runs. Meanwhile, Randy Arozarena has consistently thrived and is batting .246 with 27 home runs, 73 RBIs, and 89 runs. These hitters have come through in the clutch. Yet, this team needs more from a certain Mariners player. That Mariners player is Eugenio Suarez.</p><h2><b>Why Euguenio Suarez must do more to win the AL West race</b></h2><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-seattle-reunites-eugenio-suarez-blockbuster-diamondbacks-trade">Mariners traded for Suarez</a> with the hope that he could give them some of what he used to. He is batting .231 with 45 home runs, 109 RBIs, and 89 runs. Yet, he has slowed down considerably in his time with the M’s.</p><p>Suarez has struggled, batting just .184 with nine home runs, 22 RBIs, and 19 runs. Additionally, he has a .261 on-base percentage, a .418 slugging percentage, and a .680 ops. Suarez has stolen three bases while getting caught once. Also, he has struck out 53 times while walking just 14. Because he has had just 141 official at-bats, this is alarming.</p><p>The Mariners need a lot more from Suarez if they want to have a chance to win the AL West. With Suarez batting in the sixth spot in the batting order, the pressure is not nearly as high as it would be if he were in the heart of the order. Regardless, he must figure out what is causing him to struggle at the plate to help the Mariners make a good run and win the AL West.</p><p>The Mariners need the full scale of their offense to overtake the Astros. While Arozarena, Raleigh, Rodriguez, Josh Naylor, and Jorge Polanco all can hit the ball well, they also need Suarez to do his part. Striking out at the plate as frequently as he has is a momentum stuffer and something that could hurt the Mariners down the line. It’s time for Suarez to step up and fulfill what the M’s envisioned when they brought him back to Seattle.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

1 Mariners player who must step up in AL West race with Astros

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-seattle-makes-impressive-history-walk-off-angels');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mariners makes impressive history with walk-off vs. Angels');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Mariners-2B-Leo-Rivas-vs-Cardinals.jpg"><figcaption>Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Mariners makes impressive history with walk-off vs. Angels</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-12T08:16:59-07:00">September 12th, 8:16am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-12T08:16:59-07:00">September 12th, 8:16am</time><address><a>Yasmin Edañol</a>Yasmin D.G. Edañol is a PhD candidate in Chemistry at the University of the Philippines Diliman, with a background in scientific research and publishing. He brings a data-driven perspective to sports storytelling as an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints, with a focus on the NBA. Whether it's breaking down a clutch play or a stat line, he believes every great moment has a deeper layer waiting to be uncovered.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Seattle Mariners <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-harry-ford-calls-game-to-tie-seattle-for-al-west-lead">created a piece of history with back-to-back walk-off victories</a> that came in dramatic fashion. What makes the achievement rare is that both game-winners came from <a href="https://x.com/OptaSTATS/status/1966401622713725438" rel="noopener">players who did not start</a>. Leo Rivas and Harry Ford stepped up in extra innings and delivered clutch RBIs on consecutive nights. Since RBI became official in 1920, the Mariners are the only MLB team to accomplish this feat. The wins came at the perfect time as the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/why-mariners-will-clinch-al-wild-card-spot">Mariners looks to strengthen its push in the AL West</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Since RBI became official in 1920, the <a href="https://twitter.com/Mariners?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Mariners</a> are the only MLB team to have a player who did not start the game deliver a walkoff RBI in the 12th inning or later in back-to-back games.</p><p>Leo Rivas walkoff HR in 13th (entered as PR)<br>Harry Ford walkoff SF in 12th (entered as PH) <a href="https://t.co/gahdQIljXH">pic.twitter.com/gahdQIljXH</a></p><p>— OptaSTATS (@OptaSTATS) <a href="https://twitter.com/OptaSTATS/status/1966401622713725438?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 12, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>It began against the Cardinals, when <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-leo-rivas-walk-off-blast-cardinals">Leo Rivas entered as a pinch runner and later became the hero</a>. In the 13th inning, he connected for a walk-off home run that stunned St. Louis and set off wild celebrations at T-Mobile Park. Less than 24 hours later, the drama continued against the Angels. Harry Ford entered as a pinch hitter and drove in the winning run with a sacrifice fly in the 12th inning. The two games showcased the mariners’ ability to find heroes in unlikely places and highlighted the depth of their roster.</p><p>These back-to-back wins carry more weight than just adding to the standings. They revealed the determination and balance that have come to define the Mariners this season. Rivas and Ford may not be everyday starters, but their impact proved decisive against tough competition. For the Mariners, it was another sign that the organization’s younger talent can thrive in the biggest moments. Defeating both the Cardinals and Angels in such fashion gave Seattle momentum and reinforced belief inside the clubhouse.</p><p>Fans erupted during both walk-offs, turning the stadium into a cauldron of energy. The excitement spilled onto social media, where mariners supporters praised the team’s fight and determination. Each moment added fuel to a growing belief that Seattle can outlast its AL West rivals down the stretch.</p><p>The question now is simple: can the Mariners turn these dramatic wins into the spark that not only carries them into October, but also pushes them past the Astros for the AL West crown?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mariners makes impressive history with walk-off vs. Angels

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-angels/angels-news-mike-trout-ends-hr-drought-no-399-career-mariners');   ga('set', 'title', 'Angels’ Mike Trout ends HR drought for No. 399 of career vs. Mariners');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Los-Angeles-Angels-designated-hitter-Mike-Trout-follows-through-on-a-swing.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Angels’ Mike Trout ends HR drought for No. 399 of career vs. Mariners</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-12T02:05:59-07:00">September 12th, 2:05am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-12T02:05:59-07:00">September 12th, 2:05am</time><address><a>Abdullah Imran</a>Abdullah Imran works as an Associate Editor for All Sports at ClutchPoints. He’s been a sports fan his entire life and enjoys writing about every sport. He has spent three years in sports journalism and loves analyzing games. In his free time, he very much enjoys binge-watching shows and playing video games.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Angels</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Though the Los Angeles Angels were beaten 7-6 in a 12-inning thriller against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on Thursday, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-angels/angels-news-mike-trout-mvp-declaration-home-run-drought">Mike Trout finally ended a 29-game homerless stretch</a> with the 399th home run of his career. The three-time AL MVP connected off Mariners right-hander Bryce Miller in the fifth inning, a solo shot that tied the game at 4-4 and was Trout’s <a href="https://x.com/Angels/status/1966342444972482983" rel="noopener">21st home run of the season</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">ONE AWAY ☄️</p><p>MIKE TROUT LAUNCHES THE 399th HOMER OF HIS CAREER! <a href="https://t.co/xloLvETfXj">pic.twitter.com/xloLvETfXj</a></p><p>— Los Angeles Angels (@Angels) <a href="https://twitter.com/Angels/status/1966342444972482983?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 12, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Trout had slumped at the plate earlier this year, hitting .235/.368/.426 across 116 games, including 92 as designated hitter after being sidelined from the outfield due to a bone bruise in his twice-surgically repaired right knee. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-angels/angels-rumors-concerned-mike-trout-decline-190-million-contract">Having spent part of the season sidelined with injuries</a>, Trout still reached his 500th plate appearance of the season, a milestone he hadn’t hit since logging 600 PAs during his 2019 MVP campaign. The slugger credited a mechanical adjustment for his return to form, noting that leveling his swing helped him handle high fastballs more effectively.</p><p>Thursday’s homer was Trout’s 56th against the Mariners, the most he has hit against any team, and the most by any active player against a single opponent. He has also belted 34 homers in 95 career games at T-Mobile Park, holding the all-time lead in runs, homers, total bases, extra-base hits, and intentional walks against Seattle.</p><p>The Angels fell behind early, 4-0, in the second inning due to a pair of two-run doubles from J.P. Crawford and Julio Rodríguez, but slowly chipped away. Logan Davidson hit his first major league home run, and Chris Taylor and Luis Rengifo added an RBI in the fourth. Trout’s homer tied the game, and the Angels briefly regained the lead in extra innings when Matthew Lugo singled in the top of the 12th off Jose Castillo.</p><p>Seattle, however, rallied dramatically. Jorge Polanco led off the bottom of the 12th with a double, scoring automatic runner Josh Naylor, followed by a game-winning sacrifice fly from rookie pinch-hitter Harry Ford, giving the Mariners their sixth consecutive win and a 7-6 walk-off victory. Ford’s RBI was his first in four big-league plate appearances. Bryce Miller struck out a career-high 11 batters over 5 2/3 innings, though he allowed four runs as his command diminished late in the outing.</p><p>The win propelled the Mariners (79-68) into a tie with the Houston Astros atop the AL West. Coupled with Houston’s loss to Toronto earlier in the day, Seattle now leads the final AL wild card race by two games over the Texas Rangers. The Mariners have won 17 of their past 20 games at T-Mobile Park since the Trade Deadline and became the first team to play consecutive 12-inning games under MLB’s automatic runner rule.</p><p>Interim Angels manager Ray Montgomery expressed optimism about Trout’s recent swing improvements, acknowledging the importance of carrying momentum into the season’s final stretch. Trout, 34, remains one homer shy of joining the exclusive 400-home run club, with his next milestone likely to come in the coming games.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Angels’ Mike Trout ends HR drought for No. 399 of career vs. Mariners

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-harry-ford-calls-game-to-tie-seattle-for-al-west-lead');   ga('set', 'title', 'Harry Ford calls game to tie Mariners for AL West lead');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Mariners-catcher-Harry-Ford-1.jpg"><figcaption>© Steven Bisig-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Harry Ford calls game to tie Mariners for AL West lead</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-12T00:00:30-07:00">September 12th, 12:00am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-12T00:00:30-07:00">September 12th, 12:00am</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It is when pressure hits that the character of a team is tested, and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/why-mariners-will-clinch-al-wild-card-spot">Seattle Mariners have been passing the adversity test</a> with flying colors. On Thursday, the Mariners’ incredible run of games continued, as they managed to escape a tough battle against a bottom-dweller in the AL West, the Los Angeles Angels, with a 7-6 win thanks to some heroics from promising rookie Harry Ford, who hit a pinch-hit sacrifice fly with the bases loaded.</p><p>Ford could hardly make a mistake; he just needed to avoid striking out, popping out, or grounding out in a way that would have allowed the Angels to get the runner out at first base. But <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/3-prospects-mariners-must-promote-for-playoff-stretch-run">the Mariners rookie,</a> who ranks among the top 100 prospects in MLB according to multiple major outlets, did his job admirably — drawing love from his teammates as a result.</p><p>The 22-year-old catcher <a href="https://twitter.com/DKramer_/status/1966377325282697613" rel="noopener">was so ecstatic</a> after he drove in the walk-off run, and why wouldn’t he be — the Mariners have now won six straight as a result of his heroics and have now tied the Houston Astros for the AL West lead.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Harry Ford, welcome to the big leagues.</p><p>The rookie calls game with a sac fly into right field that scores Jorge Polanco from third base, sending Seattle to a 7-6, walk-off victory in the 12th inning — and into a tie for first place atop the AL West. <a href="https://t.co/rXN3H4PfiI">pic.twitter.com/rXN3H4PfiI</a></p><p>— Daniel Kramer (@DKramer_) <a href="https://twitter.com/DKramer_/status/1966377325282697613?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 12, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>After the game, Ford gave reporters an insight as to <a href="https://twitter.com/CirclingSports/status/1966387701978145230" rel="noopener">what was going through his mind</a> before he walked things off for the Mariners to push them to 79-68 on the season.</p><p>“I’m just like, ‘Just do the job,'” Ford said, via Circling Seattle Sports on X, formerly Twitter. “Just get the ball to the right side, get the ball in the air.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Harry Ford on his mindset ahead of his walk off sacrifice fly for the <a href="https://twitter.com/Mariners?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Mariners</a> tonight.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TridentsUp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TridentsUp</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SeattleMariners?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SeattleMariners</a> <a href="https://t.co/il2fX5mM2I">pic.twitter.com/il2fX5mM2I</a></p><p>— Circling Seattle Sports (@CirclingSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/CirclingSports/status/1966387701978145230?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 12, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Mariners are definitely doing the job right now; this was their second consecutive walk-off win in extra innings, with Ford’s walk-off sac fly in the 12th following up <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-leo-rivas-walk-off-blast-cardinals">Leo Rivas’ walk-off two-run home run</a> against the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday in the 13th inning.</p><p>While the Mariners are still five games back of a bye to the ALDS with 15 games remaining, getting homefield advantage in the Wild Card round would already go a long way towards helping their World Series dreams.</p><h2>Mariners’ Harry Ford bursts onto the scene in extras</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Harry-Ford.jpg"><figcaption>Allan Henry-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Ford has been having an incredible season in Triple-A, and the Mariners rewarded him with a call-up; the 22-year-old has then provided Seattle with another memorable moment in a season filled with them.</p><p>In 97 Triple-A games this year, Ford tallied 16 home runs and 74 runs batted in on an OPS of .868. He has excellent on-base skills, and he comes through in important moments. The Mariners have Cal Raleigh ahead of him in the depth chart, however, but when has it ever been bad for a baseball team to have two incredible catchers at the same time?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Harry Ford calls game to tie Mariners for AL West lead

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/seattle-mariners/why-mariners-will-clinch-al-wild-card-spot');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why Mariners will clinch AL Wild Card spot');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Mariners-catcher-Cal-Raleigh-and-pitcher-Logan-Gilbert.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Why Mariners will clinch AL Wild Card spot</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-11T08:03:40-07:00">September 11th, 8:03am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-11T09:40:49-07:00">September 11th, 9:40am</time><address><a>Yasmin Edañol</a>Yasmin D.G. Edañol is a PhD candidate in Chemistry at the University of the Philippines Diliman, with a background in scientific research and publishing. He brings a data-driven perspective to sports storytelling as an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints, with a focus on the NBA. Whether it's breaking down a clutch play or a stat line, he believes every great moment has a deeper layer waiting to be uncovered.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Seattle Mariners have been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-cal-raleigh-makes-no-sugarcoating-statement-amid-seattles-slump">on a roller-coaster ride throughout the 2025 MLB season</a>, but as the postseason approaches, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-leo-rivas-walk-off-blast-cardinals">they are now poised to secure an AL Wild Card spot</a>. Despite early inconsistencies and midseason struggles, this team has built a strong foundation.</p><p>The Mariners are anchored by elite pitching, timely hitting, and leadership from key players like Cal Raleigh. With the final stretch of games ahead, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-seattle-wild-card-chances-get-honest-mlb-network-take">the Mariners appear to have all the right ingredients</a> to secure their place in the postseason picture.</p><h2><b>Pitching dominance will carry Mariners</b></h2><p>If there’s one reason to believe in the Mariners, it’s undoubtedly their elite pitching staff. For starters, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-logan-gilbert-enters-felix-hernandez-perfect-game-territory-vs-padres">Logan Gilbert has stepped into ace territory</a>, while George Kirby continues to showcase incredible command, and Luis Castillo has now rediscovered his big-game form.</p><p>Most notably, young right-hander <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-bryan-woos-impressive-streak-ends-vs-padres">Bryan Woo has emerged as the Mariners’ best pitcher</a>, boasting an impressive 3.02 ERA that has solidified his spot in the rotation and elevated the entire staff.</p><p>Meanwhile, the bullpen, once shaky early in the year, has gradually transformed into a weapon. Andres Muñoz is consistently locking down the ninth, while Matt Brash has settled into a high-leverage role, making the late innings one of Seattle’s biggest strengths. Ultimately, in a tight AL Wild Card race, dominant pitching is the key separator, and the Mariners have exactly that.</p><h2><b>Cal Raleigh is the heartbeat of the Mariners</b></h2><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-cal-raleigh-brutally-honest-about-seattles-approach-amid-fiery-offense">Every postseason contender needs a leader</a>, and for the Mariners, that role belongs to Cal Raleigh. Over the past few seasons, the “Big Dumper” has evolved into the emotional and offensive anchor of this team. With his timely home runs, clutch at-bats, and exceptional handling of the pitching staff, he has <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-stories/mlb-news-cal-raleigh-surges-past-aaron-judge-new-al-mvp-poll">consistently elevated the Mariners whenever it matters most</a>.</p><p>Moreover, Raleigh’s postseason magic is no secret. After all, fans still remember his iconic 2022 walkoff homer that ended Seattle’s 21-year playoff drought. Now, fast-forward to today, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-cal-raleigh-1-home-run-shy-hallowed-mickey-mantle-record">Cal Raleigh is once again steering the Mariners toward October glory</a>.</p><h2><b>Mariners’ balanced bats coming alive</b></h2><p>Early in the season, Seattle’s offense struggled mightily with runners in scoring position. However, that narrative has changed. Now, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-julio-rodriguez-makes-mlb-history-with-home-run-off-jacob-degrom">Julio Rodriguez remains the face of the franchise,</a> while key contributions from Randy Arozarena, Jorge Polanco, and J.P. Crawford have helped build a deeper, more dangerous lineup.</p><p>Moreover, the Mariners have found different ways to score. They can string together singles, grind out walks, or unleash power when needed. As a result, that versatility gives them the ability to adapt to any pitching matchup. It’s a must-have trait for October baseball.</p><h2><b>Schedule and home advantage favor Mariners</b></h2><p>Seattle’s closing schedule, meanwhile, plays directly into their postseason hopes. In fact, several matchups remain against struggling teams, and the Mariners also hold crucial head-to-head opportunities against other Wild Card contenders.</p><p>Additionally, there’s T-Mobile Park, which has become a fortress for this team. Backed by one of the loudest fan bases in baseball, the Mariners have thrived at home. Ultimately, that energy will be vital as every game down the stretch takes on playoff-level intensity.</p><h2><b>Experience gives Mariners the edge</b></h2><p>Unlike in years past, this Mariners squad isn’t learning on the fly. Instead, their 2022 postseason run gave this young core valuable playoff experience. Now players like Rodriguez, Raleigh, and Kirby fully understand what October demands: composure, confidence, and execution under pressure.</p><p>Therefore, when games tighten and every pitch matters, that edge could be the difference for the Mariners between clinching the AL Wild Card and watching from home.</p><p>The Mariners’ postseason push is fueled by an undeniable formula: elite arms, a deepening offense, and a leader in Cal Raleigh who thrives in big moments. Seattle has weathered adversity, silenced doubters, and built a roster designed for October baseball. This isn’t just a team hoping to sneak in, it’s a team ready to make noise.</p><p>For Seattle, it feels less like “if” and more like “when.” Brace yourselves, Mariners fans. October baseball is coming back to Seattle.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why Mariners will clinch AL Wild Card spot

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-leo-rivas-walk-off-blast-cardinals');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mariners’ Leo Rivas goes first-pitch hunting for walk-off blast vs. Cardinals');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Leo-Rivas.jpg"><figcaption>Brett Davis-Imagn Images.</figcaption></figure><h1>Mariners’ Leo Rivas goes first-pitch hunting for walk-off blast vs. Cardinals</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-10T23:01:56-07:00">September 10th, 11:01pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-10T23:02:24-07:00">September 10th, 11:02pm</time><address><a>Josh Davis</a>Josh Davis is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints with a focus on MLB. As the founder and creator of OutOfSightSports, Josh spearheads the development and expansion of an engaging social media platform, with a core focus on Twitter/X. A passionate sports writer, Josh is dedicated to delivering compelling content that connects fans and fuels vibrant sports conversations. His vision is to craft stories so vivid that fans feel like they’re standing at the plate or on the field.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Seattle Mariners secured a dramatic win in their playoff chase as Leo Rivas launched his first career walk-off home run to complete a three-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals. His clutch swing extended Seattle’s win streak to five and kept the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-stories/al-playoff-picture-mariners-rangers-on-astros-tail">Mariners firmly in the 2025 American League playoff race.</a></p><p>Rivas ambushed the first pitch he saw in the bottom of the 10th, sending it just inside the right-field foul pole for a two-run blast. It was only his second home run of the season, but came at the perfect time. The walk-off win pushed the Mariners to 78-68, just 1.5 games behind the Houston Astros in the AL West and still holding the final Wild Card spot over the Texas Rangers, who trail Seattle by 1.5 games.</p><p>MLB.com’s Daniel Kramer shared the moment on X (formerly known as Twitter), capturing the impact of Rivas’ <a href="https://x.com/DKramer_/status/1966010485293351303" rel="noopener">unexpected heroics</a> with a video of the blast.</p><p>“Leo Rivas calls game.</p><p>The Mariners complete a three-game sweep over St. Louis and have won five in a row.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Leo Rivas calls game.</p><p>The Mariners complete a three-game sweep over St. Louis and have won five in a row. <a href="https://t.co/rVv2CKF0TM">pic.twitter.com/rVv2CKF0TM</a></p><p>— Daniel Kramer (@DKramer_) <a href="https://twitter.com/DKramer_/status/1966010485293351303?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 11, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The 27-year-old infielder has emerged as a quiet contributor, now batting .288 across 38 games. Over his last three appearances, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-jerry-dipoto-stance-playing-prospects-start-2025-season">Rivas</a> is hitting .333 with three RBIs, showing he’s more than just a one-swing wonder. His walk-off against the Cardinals was symbolic of a team finding production from every corner of the roster.</p><p>That kind of depth has fueled Seattle’s consistency in recent weeks, especially as the lineup continues to deliver in high-pressure moments.</p><p>The Mariners swept the Cardinals for the first time this season, while St. Louis dropped to 72-75 and slipped further out of NL Wild Card contention. With just 16 games remaining, every win counts—and Rivas’ walk-off blast could stand as a defining moment in the Mariners playoff race.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mariners’ Leo Rivas goes first-pitch hunting for walk-off blast vs. Cardinals

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-cal-raleigh-1-home-run-shy-hallowed-mickey-mantle-record');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mariners’ Cal Raleigh now 1 home run shy of hallowed Mickey Mantle record');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Cal-Raleigh-celebrates-a-home-run.jpg"><figcaption>Jordan Godfree-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Mariners’ Cal Raleigh now 1 home run shy of hallowed Mickey Mantle record</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-08T07:50:22-07:00">September 8th, 7:50am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-08T08:05:25-07:00">September 8th, 8:05am</time><address><a>Russell Steinberg</a>Russell Steinberg covers Major League Baseball and the New York Liberty for ClutchPoints. A baseball and basketball lifer, he has written for Boardroom, SLAM, SB Nation, The Next, and more. He graduated from NYU in 2012 and still returns to serve as PA announcer and occasional broadcaster for the school’s basketball and volleyball teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh’s unbelievable season took <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-cal-raleigh-brutally-honest-about-seattles-approach-amid-fiery-offense">another historic turn on Sunday</a> when he hit his 53rd home run of the season.</p><p>Raleigh’s shot, which was part of an 18-2 Seattle onslaught against the Atlanta Braves, moved him to within one home run of Mickey Mantle’s single-season record for a switch hitter. Mantle famously hit 54 in 1961 amid his home run race with New York Yankees teammate Roger Maris. The 61 total that Maris hit that year stood as the MLB single-season overall record until Mark McGwire hit 70 in 1998.</p><p>It has been a season full of history-making moments for Raleigh. On August 26, he became the first switch-hitter in MLB history to hit 50 home runs before the calendar flipped to September. It also made him the first player in MLB history to hit 20 home runs from each side of the plate in the same season and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-ken-griffey-jr-reacts-cal-raleigh-big-2025-season">only the second Mariner ever to hit 50</a>.</p><p>“It’s a lot of fun to watch,” Ken Griffey Jr., the other Seattle player to accomplish that feat, told MLB Network Radio the next day. “Day in and day out, just putting the team on his back. There’s a lot of guys who are doing things but he’s having an unbelievable season and it’s really fun to watch.”</p><p>More importantly for the Mariners, their win on Sunday gave them a 1.5-game cushion over the Texas Rangers for the final American League wild card spot. They are also only 2.5 games behind the Houston Astros for first place in the AL West.</p><p>The Mariners outscored the Braves 28-4 over the last two games of that series, which <a href="https://www.mlb.com/mariners/news/cal-raleigh-hits-53rd-home-run-mariners-score-18-runs-vs-braves" rel="noopener">followed a 1-6 stretch</a> from Seattle that put its playoff hopes in jeopardy.</p><p>“At some point, you just say, ‘Screw it. Go out and play like we have been all year,’ and that’s kind of the mentality you’ve got to take,” Raleigh said, per MLB.com.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mariners’ Cal Raleigh now 1 home run shy of hallowed Mickey Mantle record

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-cal-raleigh-brutally-honest-about-seattles-approach-amid-fiery-offense');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cal Raleigh brutally honest about Mariners’ approach amid fiery offense');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Mariners-Cal-Raleigh-at-the-2025-MLB-All-Star-Game.jpg"><figcaption>Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Cal Raleigh brutally honest about Mariners’ approach amid fiery offense</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-08T00:53:53-07:00">September 8th, 12:53am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-08T00:53:53-07:00">September 8th, 12:53am</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The past few weeks haven’t been going <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-cal-raleigh-makes-no-sugarcoating-statement-amid-seattles-slump">very smoothly for the Seattle Mariners</a>. They were swept by the Tampa Bay Rays in a three-game set to begin the month, and they followed that up with a loss to the Atlanta Braves in their series opener back on Friday. With the Mariners still on the bubble in the AL Wild Card hunt, they have to get it together — which is exactly what they’ve done by scoring 28 runs over their past two games, with 18 of those coming on Sunday in an 18-2 win over the Braves.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-seattle-gets-outfield-boost-amid-postseason-push">Something just clicked for the Mariners</a> starting on Saturday, when they scored 10 against the Braves to get back to winning ways with a 10-2 victory. If there’s a time for their offense to click, it’s now, especially when the Texas Rangers are putting so much pressure on them in the Wild Card chase.</p><p>For Mariners star Cal Raleigh, it was only about <a href="https://www.mlb.com/mariners/news/cal-raleigh-hits-53rd-home-run-mariners-score-18-runs-vs-braves" rel="noopener">getting back</a> to their usual level of play all year and reminding themselves just how capable they are of destroying the opposition.</p><p>“At some point, you just say, ‘Screw it. Go out and play like we have been all year,’ and that’s kind of the mentality you’ve got to take,” Raleigh said, per Daniel Kramer of MLB.com.</p><p>For Raleigh, his banner year continued on Sunday when he hit his 53rd home run of the season — the biggest highlight of his 2-6, three RBI night. He’s been doing so much damage for the Mariners’ lineup all year, with <a href="https://www.statmuse.com/mlb/ask/cal-raleigh-2025-stats" rel="noopener">his slash line</a> of .241/.351/.581 having him in MVP conversations.</p><p>But their Sunday night thwacking of the Braves came from an incredible team effort. Deadline pickup Eugenio Suarez blasted two home runs and drove in three, Josh Naylor and Jorge Polanco each hit long balls of their own, and a total of five hitters drove in three runs apiece in a thorough dismantling of their opponents.</p><h2><b>Mariners look to hold off the Rangers in AL Wild Card race</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Josh-Naylor-ii.jpg"><figcaption>John Froschauer-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>With the Mariners’ 18-2 win over the Braves, they were able to hold the Rangers, a team that won over the Houston Astros on Sunday, at bay — with their lead over them in the Wild Card picture remaining at 1.5 games.</p><p>The good news for the Mariners is that the Rangers will be facing the best team in MLB at present in the Milwaukee Brewers in a three-game set beginning on Monday, while Seattle will be hosting the St. Louis Cardinals.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cal Raleigh brutally honest about Mariners’ approach amid fiery offense

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-seattle-gets-outfield-boost-amid-postseason-push');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mariners get outfield boost amid postseason push');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Seattle-gets-outfield-boost-amid-postseason-push.jpg"><figcaption>Credit: Joe Nicholson</figcaption></figure><h1>Mariners get outfield boost amid postseason push</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-06T10:44:54-07:00">September 6th, 10:44am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-06T10:44:54-07:00">September 6th, 10:44am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/chris.spiering.3" rel="facebook">Chris Spiering</a>Chris Spiering graduated from the University of San Diego with a Communication Studies Degree. He spent his final year as the Sports Editor for the USDVista newspaper. Chris manages the betting team at ClutchPoints and contributes about the NFL, MLB, and NBA, but he follows most sports, including NCAA Basketball. Chris also covers San Diego State men's basketball for East Village Times.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Seattle Mariners are hoping to quickly end their four-game skid as they can bounce back and win the series against the Atlanta Braves with wins today and on Sunday afternoon. The Tampa Bay Rays swept the Mariners and are coming off a 4-1 loss to the Braves on Friday night.</p><p>The good news is that the Mariners are getting a boost as they aim for a postseason run. Victor Robles threw a bat at a pitcher in Triple-A and was suspended 10 games for it. He then <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-victor-robles-suspension-reduced-minor-league-outburst">recently got his suspension reduced to seven games</a>. According to the Mariners PR account, Robles <a href="https://x.com/MarinersPR/status/1964374384090460195" rel="noopener">has been reinstated</a>.</p><p>Robles has been an excellent defender in the outfield for his entire career. He can play all positions and has been playing right field over the last few seasons. He has started 13 games as the Mariners’ right fielder, but started 63 games last season after being traded away from the Washington Nationals. The veteran is hitting .263 with a .599 OPS in 57 ABs. He has shown very few offensive skills in production, but Seattle needs him in the outfield for his defensive abilities.</p><p>Fans on X are excited to have him back, securing the right field in Seattle.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Victor Robles absence has been pretty noticeable in many ways. He’ll be back tomorrow. But he was definitely missed tonight.</p><p>— Ryan Divish (@RyanDivish) <a href="https://twitter.com/RyanDivish/status/1964138480289698049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 6, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">My final Mariners Hail Mary is that Victor Robles will save the vibes. That’s all I’ve got.</p><p>— Mariner Muse (@MarinerMuse) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarinerMuse/status/1964145688494866824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 6, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>Superstar catcher <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-cal-raleigh-makes-no-sugarcoating-statement-amid-seattles-slump">Cal Raleigh understands that the team is in a slump</a> right now. They are not alone. Both the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres are playing some terrible baseball at this point in the season.</p><p>“You don’t want to be in that situation again for three years in a row. That’s just the truth,” Raleigh said via Ryan Divish. “There’s no sugarcoating it. That would be a terrible, terrible way to go out. But it’s our job to do everything we can to push through and make it a reality of being in the playoffs.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mariners get outfield boost amid postseason push

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-seattle-wild-card-chances-get-honest-mlb-network-take');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mariners’ Wild Card chances get honest MLB Network take');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/George-Kirby.jpg"><figcaption>© Jonathan Dyer-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Mariners’ Wild Card chances get honest MLB Network take</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-04T12:01:35-07:00">September 4th, 12:01pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-04T12:01:35-07:00">September 4th, 12:01pm</time><address><a>Guillermo Guajardo</a>Guillermo Guajardo is a dynamic sports presenter with experience on various television channels and digital platforms, most recently with A Tiempo.TV. He is also a multidisciplinary artist with 10 years of experience in acting, directing, writing, and hosting. His work in film has been recognized at international festivals, earning awards for both his performances and directorial projects.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The start of the MLB postseason is near, and several teams are <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-fatal-flaw-that-will-doom-2025-world-series-hopes">battling for a place on the road to the World Series.</a> Despite recent struggles, the Seattle Mariners continue to fight for the American League Wild Card, with a rough stretch putting their playoff hopes to the test. Seattle has dropped 14 of its last 20 games, including being swept in three straight by the Tampa Bay Rays earlier this week. Their skid also features a 2-12 record over their last 14 road games, leaving them at 73-67 after once being 14 games above .500 just a few weeks ago.</p><p>The fall in the standings <a href="https://x.com/MLBNetwork/status/1963658820116205667" rel="noopener">has been significant, but not decisive</a>. On August 12, the Mariners were tied with the Houston Astros for the AL West lead and the top Wild Card spot. Three weeks and 14 losses later, they now sit four games behind Houston and trail both the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees by 4.5 games for the first two Wild Card slots. Even so, they still hold the final AL playoff spot, with a 1.5-game lead over the Texas Rangers.</p><p>MLB Network analysts noted that while the Kansas City Royals and Cleveland Guardians remain in the mix, the Rangers appear to be the closest threat for the final Wild Card. They emphasized that unless Seattle turns things around quickly, any of those teams could build momentum and push them out. Still, some analysts expressed confidence that the Mariners could “find a way” to get back on track with a favorable schedule ahead.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The race for the final AL Wild Card spot is heating up 🔥</p><p>Can the Mariners fend off the challengers, with Seattle currently holding a lead of 1.5 games? <a href="https://t.co/HpfVZfs0hU">pic.twitter.com/HpfVZfs0hU</a></p><p>— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBNetwork/status/1963658820116205667?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 4, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/texas-rangers/rangers-fatal-flaw-doom-2025-postseason-hopes">The Rangers, however, have not fully capitalized</a> on Seattle’s slump. Though they put together a nine-game surge in 10 outings, they stumbled by dropping two of three to Arizona. As a result, the Mariners’ edge in the race for the third Wild Card remains intact. Their issues on the road have been balanced by stronger play at T-Mobile Park, where they own a 41-27 record. With 13 of their final 19 games scheduled at home, that advantage could prove critical.</p><p>Looking forward, Seattle will face a three-game series in Houston later this month, providing a direct opportunity to cut into the Astros’ divisional lead. For now, the immediate test comes in a weekend series against Atlanta, where the Braves have dropped five of their last seven. If the Mariners can stabilize in Atlanta and take advantage of their upcoming home-heavy stretch, they could keep a firm hold on the Wild Card in the final weeks of the season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mariners’ Wild Card chances get honest MLB Network take

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He’s been a sports fan his entire life and enjoys writing about every sport. He has spent three years in sports journalism and loves analyzing games. In his free time, he very much enjoys binge-watching shows and playing video games.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/tampa-bay-rays/rays-news-junior-caminero-hits-career-milestone-huge-game-mariners">Tampa Bay Rays were unstoppable</a> Wednesday night, thanks to Yandy Diaz, who recorded <a href="https://apnews.com/article/mariners-rays-score-6c774b7831ce32844ce0c8b8df273adf" rel="noopener">a career-high 5-for-5</a> with a double and four singles, leading the team to a 9-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners and completing a three-game sweep at George M. Steinbrenner Field. It was the Rays’ first five-hit game since Tommy Pham in 2020 and was also the 11th such game in franchise history.</p><p>Tampa Bay (70-69) matched a season high with its sixth consecutive win, scoring a season-high 19 hits. Six players recorded multi-hit games, including Chandler Simpson and Jake Mangum with three hits apiece. Junior Caminero contributed two RBIs on a 2-for-4 night, raising his RBI total to 102. Hunter Feduccia drove in three runs with two singles, while Brandon Lowe added two sacrifice flies.</p><p>The Rays’ early offensive explosion doomed Mariners starter George Kirby (8-7), who lasted only two innings, the shortest start of his career. Kirby allowed eight runs (seven earned) on 10 hits, walked none, struck out one, and hit a batter. Five of the first six Rays batters reached in the first inning, producing four runs. In the second, Tampa Bay sent nine batters to the plate and scored another four runs on five hits and a passed ball, forcing Kirby from the game after just 33 pitches.</p><p>Seattle (73-67) managed to push back in the sixth inning, scoring four runs. Cal Raleigh drove in his 109th RBI with a single, and Julio Rodríguez hit his 28th home run, a three-run shot, but it was too little, too late. The Mariners have now lost five of six games and 14 of their last 20, slipping in the American League wild-card race.</p><p>On the pitching side, Rays starter Adrian Houser (8-4) allowed four runs in seven innings while striking out eight, walking one, and hitting one batter. Houser efficiently retired the first three Mariners hitters of the game before Tampa Bay’s offense erupted. Eduard Bazardo and Emerson Hancock followed in relief, though the Rays added an insurance run in the fifth on Brandon Lowe’s sacrifice fly. Tayler Saucedo finished the Mariners’ relief work with three scoreless innings, allowing three hits, no walks, and striking out four.</p><p>The win brings Tampa Bay within 2½ games of Seattle <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/tampa-bay-rays/why-rays-will-clinch-al-wild-card-spot">for the final American League wild-card spot</a>. After struggling just a week ago at 64-69 and 7½ games behind the Mariners, the Rays are back above .500 for the first time since July 29, and positioned to challenge the Texas Rangers (72-69) and the Kansas City Royals (70-69) as well.</p><p>With their postseason hopes renewed, the Rays will open a four-game series against the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rays star Yandy Diaz’s memorable career night dooms Mariners

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