Kirby wins 3rd straight start, Naylor homers in Mariners' 3-2 win over
Cardinals
[April 25, 2026]
By WARREN MAYES
ST. LOUIS (AP) — George Kirby won his third consecutive
start, Josh Naylor hit a solo home run and the Seattle Mariners beat the
St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 on Friday night.
Kirby (4-2) allowed five hits and two runs in six innings. He was lifted
after giving up leadoff single in the seventh. |
Seattle Mariners' Josh Naylor, right, is congratulated by third base
coach Carlos Cardoza after hitting a home run against the St. Louis
Cardinals during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Friday, April 24,
2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Le) |
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Andrés Muñoz, an All Star in 2025, worked the ninth for his
fourth save.
The Mariners have played 10 one-run games this season, going
4-6. St. Louis fell to 11-3 in games decided by two runs or
fewer in 2026.
Seattle has won five consecutive games and six of its seven
games against the Cardinals.
Naylor broke a 2-2 tie when he led off the sixth by slamming a
fastball 418 feet off Andre Pallante (2-2). Naylor had a
walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth of Seattle’s 5-4 win
over the Athletics on Wednesday.
Pallante struck out eight and walked three while giving up four
hits in 5 1/3 innings.
The Cardinals rallied from a 2-0 deficit when Masyn Winn hit a
two-out bloop single to short right, scoring Jordan Walker and
Nolan Gorman.
Seattle went up 1-0 in the second. Former Cardinal Randy
Arozarena led off with a double and scored on a two-out single
to center by Cole Young.
The Mariners extended their lead to 2-0 on a two-out single by
Dominic Canzone to drive in Naylor in the fourth inning.
Up next
RHP Bryan Woo (1-2, 2.25) was set to start for Seattle on
Saturday against LHP Matthew Liberatore (0-1, 3.67).
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