For the first time in Major League history, the All-Star game was settled in a home run swing-off…
Kyle Swarber hit three home runs with three swings in the swing-off to give the National League a 7-6 win. It was the first use of a new rule by MLB to determine an All-Star game that ends in a tie after 9-innings.
The National League jumped out to a 6-nothing lead before the American League came back to tie it in the 9th and send it into the home run swing-off…
Cal Raleigh finished the game 1-for-2, Randy Arozarena was oh-for-3 but hit a home run in the swing-off. Bryan Woo and Andres Munoz each pitched no-run innings.
The Mariners are back home against Houston Friday at T-Mobile Park. The game is slated for a 7:10 start time with the starting pitchers to be determined.
The Mariners trail Houston by 5-games in the American League West at the All-Star break. Seattle is nearly exactly where they were a year ago and also hosted Houston following the mid-summer classic. The Angels are in Philadelphia Friday while the A’s are in Cleveland and Texas hosts Detroit.
While the Mariners are 51-and-45 so far this season, they were 52-and-44 at this point last year and led Houston by a game in the A-L West. Following the break in 2024, Seattle went 12-and-19 in a month, fell out of first place, and Scott Servais was fired as manager.