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Mariners rally past Astros 6-5 in 10 innings to keep faint playoff hopes alive

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Moschetti, M. (2026, September 24). Mariners rally past Astros 6-5 in 10 innings to keep faint playoff hopes alive. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/mariners-rally-past-astros-6-5-in-10-innings-to-keep-faint-playoff-hopes-alive/article_05afe47b-08d9-58de-ba26-5f7d0076cc95.html

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Josh Naylor’s single in the 10th inning gave the Seattle Mariners a 6-5 victory over the Houston Astros, keeping Seattle’s slim playoff hopes alive as they trail by four games with only four left to play. The win came after Mariners reliever Cooper Criswell pitched a scoreless top of the tenth, securing the triumph when Julio Rodríguez forced in J.P. Crawford with a walk and Naylor followed with the game-winning hit. Yordan Alvarez led Houston with two hits but failed to add to his pursuit of the AL Triple Crown as the Astros remained tied for first place in the AL West with Texas.

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The Seattle Mariners rallied to defeat the Houston Astros 6-5 in ten innings on Wednesday night, keeping their faint playoff hopes alive. With one out and the bases loaded in the tenth inning, Josh Naylor's single brought home Randy Arozarena for the winning run. The victory narrowed the gap between the Mariners and the AL West-leading teams; they remain four games behind with only four regular-season games left. Houston (78-80) stayed tied atop the division with Texas (78-80), who have lost three straight games. Seattle's triumph highlights their determination as they prepare for a season-ending series against the Angels, while Yordan Alvarez of Houston continues his pursuit of the AL Triple Crown despite not contributing an RBI in this game.

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Mark Moschetti

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Astros Houston Mariners SEATTLE the Seattle Mariners

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SEATTLE GPE · 4× Astros ORG · 3× Houston GPE · 3× Mariners ORG · 3× Alvarez PERSON · 2× Arozarena PERSON · 2× Hader PERSON · 2× Josh Naylor PERSON · 1× Randy Arozarena PERSON · 1× the Seattle Mariners ORG · 1×

Narrative

SEATTLE (AP) — Josh Naylor singled home Randy Arozarena with the winning run in the 10th inning and the Seattle Mariners kept their slim playoff hopes alive by rallying past the Houston Astros 6-5 on Wednesday night.

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2026-09-24 · Toronto Star

Mariners rally past Astros 6-5 in 10 innings to keep faint playoff hopes alive · assertive framing

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Mariners → single → night

Houston (78-80) remained tied atop the AL West with Texas, which has lost three straight games. asserted

which → tie → games

The Astros hold the head-to-head tiebreaker if the teams finish with the same record. asserted

teams → hold → record

The Mariners (74-84) are four games back with four to play. asserted

Mariners → play → four

Seattle was down 5-4 after automatic runner Yordan Alvarez scored on a triple to right field by Isaac Paredes in the top of the 10th. asserted

Alvarez → score → 10th

With one out and the bases loaded in the bottom half, Julio Rodríguez worked a full-count walk from Astros closer Josh Hader, forcing in J.P. Crawford with the tying run. asserted

Rodríguez → load → run

Naylor sent Hader’s next pitch to right-center, and Arozarena scored his third run of the night. asserted

Arozarena → send → night

Alvarez went 2 for 4 without an RBI in his pursuit of the AL Triple Crown. asserted

Alvarez → go → Crown

That raised his league-leading batting average to .316. asserted

That → raise → .316

Tampa Bay’s Chandler Simpson, second at .309, did not play Wednesday against the New York Yankees. asserted

Simpson → play → Yankees

Before his tying walk, Rodríguez had three hits for the Mariners. asserted

Rodríguez → tie → Mariners

Jose Altuve, Yainer Diaz and Nick Allen each had two hits for Houston. asserted

Altuve → have → Houston

One of Diaz’s hits was his 14th homer, a two-run shot to cap a four-run third. asserted

One → cap → third

Cooper Criswell (4-2) pitched the 10th inning to earn the win for Seattle. asserted

Criswell → pitch → Seattle

Hader (4-2), who also pitched the ninth, took the loss. asserted

who → pitch → loss

Seattle scored three times in the third to pull to 4-3. asserted

Seattle → score → 4

The first two runs came on Dominic Canzone’s double as he extended his hitting streak to a career-best 12 games. asserted

he → come → games

Canzone’s single in the fifth scored Arozarena to tie it at 4. asserted

single → score → 4

The Mariners will send right-hander Bryan Woo (12-9, 3.92 ERA) to the mound Thursday in the opener of a season-ending four-game series against the Angels. asserted

Mariners → send → Angels

Right-hander Peter Lambert (8-10, 3.70) will pitch for the Astros in the first game of a four-game set at the Athletics. asserted

Lambert → pitch → Athletics