{"id":683121,"date":"2026-04-26T07:37:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T07:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/683121\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T07:37:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T07:37:08","slug":"seattle-mariners-outlast-cardinals-11-9-in-an-8-hr-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/683121\/","title":{"rendered":"Seattle Mariners outlast Cardinals 11-9 in an 8-HR game"},"content":{"rendered":"

ST. LOUIS (AP) \u2014 Julio Rodr\u00edguez, Will Wilson and Cole Young<\/a> each homered, and Leo Rivas hit a two-run single in the ninth to help the Seattle Mariners beat the St. Louis Cardinals 11-9 on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Seattle Mariners 11, St. Louis Cardinals 9: Box score<\/a> | Standings<\/a><\/p>\n

Rivas lined the bases-loaded hit off Shorewood High School product and former Mariners pitcher Riley O\u2019Brien (3-1), who had not allowed an earned run in 13 previous appearances this season.<\/p>\n

LEO FOR THE LEAD! #TridentsUp<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/V4gPehPNmz<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) April 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Matt Brash (2-0) pitched a scoreless eighth inning, and Andr\u00e9s Mu\u00f1oz pitched a scoreless ninth to earn his fifth save.<\/p>\n

Nathan Church homered twice and had four RBIs, JJ Wetherholt and Iv\u00e1n Herrera hit back-to-back home runs to leadoff the bottom of the first inning, and Pedro Pag\u00e9s also homered for St. Louis.<\/p>\n

Mitch Garver and Young hit back-to-back singles off JoJo Romero to leadoff the eighth inning, and Connor Joe stroked a pinch-hit, two-run single off O\u2019Brien to tie the game at 9-all.<\/p>\n

TIED AGAIN \u203c\ufe0f pic.twitter.com\/GN8225wsKA<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) April 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Church hit a two-run homer, his fourth of the season, to right-center field in the seventh inning to pull the Cardinals ahead 9-7 after hitting a solo shot to right field in the second.<\/p>\n

Bryan Woo allowed a career high-tying seven runs on nine hits including four home runs in three innings for Seattle.<\/p>\n

Matthew Liberatore allowed five runs, all coming via home runs, in 3 1\/3 innings for St. Louis.<\/p>\n

ALL. THE. WAY. UP. THERE. @JRODshow44<\/a> got a hold of that one \ud83d\ude31 pic.twitter.com\/kWUygpLIJ0<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) April 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Pag\u00e9s, who had three hits including a third inning home run, was removed from the game with left hamstring tightness after legging out an infield single in the seventh inning.<\/p>\n

Masyn Winn hit a game-tying RBI single down the right-field line in the fourth inning to extend his hitting streak to 10 games.<\/p>\n

Wilson hit his first career home run in the second inning to give Seattle a 4-2 lead.<\/p>\n

Watch: Former first-round pick slugs first career HR in M\u2019s debut <\/a><\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Mariners RHP Emerson Hancock (2-1, 2.83 ERA) will face Cardinals RHP Michael McGreevy (1-2, 3.29) to wrap up their three-game series on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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