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Then in the fifth inning, Arozarena added to
Seattle’s lead with a sacrifice fly in an inning that included
Josh Naylor's 19th homer, a solo drive that he followed with an
impressive bat flip toward the dugout.
Seattle moved with one game of division-leading Houston, its
closest since mid-August, and maintained a 1 1/2-game lead over
Texas for the final AL wild card.
George Kirby allowed three runs and seven hits over four
sluggish innings. Five pitchers combined with two-hit relief,
with Caleb Ferguson (4-4) striking out two in a perfect fifth
and Andrés Muñoz working around José Fermín's two-out single for
his 34th save in 41 chances.
Key moment
St. Louis' Pedro Pagés poked a hard-hit groundball to the right
side of the infield to lead off the ninth inning, but Naylor
made a fine play to take away a single.
Key stat
Naylor is in the midst of a four-game RBIs streak, over which
he’s driven in seven runs and hit three home runs. In 17 home
games at T-Mobile Park since being acquired from Arizona, Naylor
is hitting .379 with 12 runs, five doubles, 13 RBIs, eight
stolen bases and five walks.
Up next
Cardinals RHP Michael McGreevy (6-3, 4.68) and Mariners RHP
Logan Gilbert (4-6, 3.61) start Wednesday night's finale of the
three-game series.
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