Mariners walk off Twins for much-needed win

Ryan Divish, The Seattle Times on Aug 1, 2026

Published in Baseball

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SEATTLE — On Aug. 1, they celebrated a walk-off win like it was a postseason victory.

For nine innings, the anxiety and tension felt as such.

In a season when the playoffs were expected and their performance to this date hasn’t been to that level, the Mariners took the field Saturday afternoon at T-Mobile Park in an almost must-win situation, which seems odd with two months to play.

But in jeopardy of dropping yet another series and falling behind in the pillow-fight that is the American League West, the Mariners pulled out a needed 4-3 walk-off victory over the Minnesota Twins.

With one out and Randy Arozarena on third base and Julio Rodriguez on first, Cal Raleigh hit a hard groundball down the first base line.

Twins first baseman Royce Lewis made a diving stop and stepped on first. He went to fire the ball to second for a possible double play. But Rodriguez wisely stopped running to stay hung up in a potential rundown.

When Lewis spun to throw to second, Arozarena made an aggressive break toward home. His headstart allowed him to dive in safely ahead of Lewis’ panicked throw to the plate with the winning run.