“Get out the rye bread and mustard, Grandma! It is Grand Salami Time!”

Those words have been uttered many times in Seattle Mariners history. But they have never carried as much meaning as they did Friday night.

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That call was originated by the late, great Hall of Fame voice of the Mariners, Dave Neihaus, as a way to signal a grand slam by the M’s. And in his memory, longtime Mariners radio voice Rick Rizzs has kept it alive, breaking it out whenever the moment asks for it.

In Game 5 of the ALCS, Eugenio Suárez delivered a swing that asked for it. His grand salami broke a 2-all tie and lifted the Mariners to a 6-2 victory, putting them up 3-2 in the best-of-seven ALCS against the Toronto Blue Jays.

Every angle of the biggest home run in @Mariners history 🔥 pic.twitter.com/Lg4eYKAJFH

— MLB (@MLB) October 18, 2025

It’s the first time in Mariners history they’ve ever won three games in the ALCS, which means it’s the first time they’ve ever been one win away from the World Series.

Rizzs, who is in his 40th year of broadcasting M’s baseball, had a must-hear call of the biggest home run in franchise history on the Mariners Radio Network call on Seattle Sports.

Hear it in full here or in the video at the top of this post:

GET OUT THE RYE BREAD AND MUSTARD, IT IS GRAND SALAMI TIME! ⚾

🔊🔊🔊🔊

How Eugenio Suárez go-ahead grand slam sounded on the Mariners Radio Network with Rick Rizzs on the call. pic.twitter.com/1uL8ou6p9s

— Seattle Sports (@SeattleSports) October 18, 2025

Suárez’s blast sent the sold-out crowd under the T-Mobile Park roof into absolute bedlam. The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network has a seismometer installed at the ballpark – coincidentally named “Richter Rizzs” – and shared video of a live reading of the Richter scale following the grand salami.

Geno Suarez hits a Grand Slam to put the Mariners up 6-2 and seal Game 5 of the ALCS!

“The City is Shaking!”#SeizeTheMoment@mlb @alcs @TMobilePark @FoxSports pic.twitter.com/023k5m5fiY

— PNSN (@PNSN1) October 18, 2025

By the way, Rizzs had a big moment on the field on Friday night, too. He threw out the first pitch before the game to help fire up the crowd.

Before the #Mariners game 5, Rick Rizzs got things started with a strike to Jay Buhner ⚾️ pic.twitter.com/wwh8ic9lQp

— Seattle Sports (@SeattleSports) October 17, 2025

The Mariners will meet the Blue Jays back in Toronto for Game 6 of the ALCS at 5:03 p.m. Sunday. Hear Rizzs, Aaron Goldsmith and Gary Hill Jr. on the Mariners Radio Network call on the Seattle Sports app and Seattle Sports 710 AM as the M’s look to clinch a spot against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series.

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