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Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Emerson Hancock speaks to the media following a 3-2 win against the New York Mets on Monday at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. | Teren Kowatsch/Roundtable Sports
SEATTLE — For the seventh time in a row, the Seattle Mariners are the victors.
The Mariners (33-29) beat the New York Mets 3-2 in extra innings on Monday at T-Mobile Park. It was Seattle's third time playing in extras in its last four games. Monday's extra-inning contest was won by second baseman Cole Young.
Young hit a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the 10th following left fielder (and game-winning base runner) stealing third.
Monday marked almost a day to the major league debut of Young (May 31, 2025). He also had a walk-off in that game — a fielder's choice which led to the M's beating the Minnesota Twins 5-4.
"Yeah it was a great win," Young said in a postgame interview Monday. "I feel like in that at-bat, the main thing was just relax and just try to keep everything simple. Just try to keep the approach simple, really just put the ball in play."
The Mariners remained 2.5 games ahead for first place in the division over the Texas Rangers with the win.
Young's walk-off base hit wasn't the only standout moment he had that contributed to Seattle's win.
In the top of the eighth inning, Young helped reliever Matt Brash face the minimum after securing a ground-ball. The former applied the tag to designated hitter MJ Melendez, spun out of his way and delivered to first baseman Patrick Wisdom for the 4-3 double play that registered the first two outs of the inning.
After a brief conversation between the umpires to make sure Young didn't commit interference (or whether or not the base-runner did), the double-play stood.
"What we've seen from Cole at second's been fabulous," M's manager Dan Wilson said in a postgame interview Monday. "That was a really heads-up play. I got to believe he took a page out of Naylor's book from the other day, too. Very similar play. (Young's) route just took him right to the runner, the ball took him right to the runner. ... That's what we've seen from second base a lot from Cole this year."
Young was the only player on the Mariners to reach base safely multiple times Monday. He had two base hits (including his walk-off) and drew a walk. Arozarena was on base twice due to being hit by a pitch in the bottom of the second and beginning the bottom of the 10th as Seattle's automatic runner.
The second-year second baseman was also the only player who had a base hit aside from the two players who contributed to the Mariners' other two runs.
Third baseman Colt Emerson and first baseman Josh Naylor each had a solo home run Monday.
Emerson's blast came in the bottom of the third inning, which gave Seattle a 2-1 lead. Naylor's solo shot was in the bottom of the seventh and tied the game 2-2.
Naylor exited the game after his homer after suffering a back spasm on the swing, which led to Wisdom taking over at first.
Three runs were all the Mariners needed to support a stellar night from the team's pitching staff.
Starting pitcher Emerson Hancock went six innings Monday. He fanned seven and allowed two earned runs on as many hits. Both hits were solo home runs — one a solo shot from center fielder AJ Ewing in the top of the fifth that tied the game 1-1 and another from second baseman Marcus Semien in the top of the sixth that briefly gave New York a 2-1 lead.
The combination of relief pitchers of Jose A. Ferrer, Brash, Andres Munoz and Gabe Speier combined to allow no hits and fanned five batters. None of the five issues a walk. The only base runner the Mets had against Seattle's relievers was Brash hitting Melendez with a pitch in the top of the eighth, which was erased with Young's double play.
"It's hard to win seven games in a row," Hancock said after the game. "I feel like every game's been just a complete team win. Tonight, our bullpen was great. Two big homers and then to be able to execute right there in the 10th, that's what it takes to win close ball games."
The Mariners will attempt to extend their win streak to eight games in game two of the three-game set against New York at 6:40 p.m. PT on Tuesday at T-Mobile Park.
Logan Gilbert will start for Seattle against Huascar Brazoban for the Mets. Jonah Tong will get the bulk of the innings in relief for New York on Tuesday, as Sean Manaea did (five innings pitched) Monday.
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SEATTLE — For the seventh time in a row, the Seattle Mariners are the victors.
The Mariners (33-29) beat the New York Mets 3-2 in extra innings on Monday at T-Mobile Park. It was Seattle's third time playing in extras in its last four games. Monday's extra-inning contest was won by second baseman Cole Young.
Young hit a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the 10th following left fielder (and game-winning base runner) stealing third.
Monday marked almost a day to the major league debut of Young (May 31, 2025). He also had a walk-off in that game — a fielder's choice which led to the M's beating the Minnesota Twins 5-4.
"Yeah it was a great win," Young said in a postgame interview Monday. "I feel like in that at-bat, the main thing was just relax and just try to keep everything simple. Just try to keep the approach simple, really just put the ball in play."
The Mariners remained 2.5 games ahead for first place in the division over the Texas Rangers with the win.
Young's walk-off base hit wasn't the only standout moment he had that contributed to Seattle's win.
In the top of the eighth inning, Young helped reliever Matt Brash face the minimum after securing a ground-ball. The former applied the tag to designated hitter MJ Melendez, spun out of his way and delivered to first baseman Patrick Wisdom for the 4-3 double play that registered the first two outs of the inning.
After a brief conversation between the umpires to make sure Young didn't commit interference (or whether or not the base-runner did), the double-play stood.
"What we've seen from Cole at second's been fabulous," M's manager Dan Wilson said in a postgame interview Monday. "That was a really heads-up play. I got to believe he took a page out of Naylor's book from the other day, too. Very similar play. (Young's) route just took him right to the runner, the ball took him right to the runner. ... That's what we've seen from second base a lot from Cole this year."
Young was the only player on the Mariners to reach base safely multiple times Monday. He had two base hits (including his walk-off) and drew a walk. Arozarena was on base twice due to being hit by a pitch in the bottom of the second and beginning the bottom of the 10th as Seattle's automatic runner.
The second-year second baseman was also the only player who had a base hit aside from the two players who contributed to the Mariners' other two runs.
Third baseman Colt Emerson and first baseman Josh Naylor each had a solo home run Monday.
Emerson's blast came in the bottom of the third inning, which gave Seattle a 2-1 lead. Naylor's solo shot was in the bottom of the seventh and tied the game 2-2.
Naylor exited the game after his homer after suffering a back spasm on the swing, which led to Wisdom taking over at first.
Three runs were all the Mariners needed to support a stellar night from the team's pitching staff.
Starting pitcher Emerson Hancock went six innings Monday. He fanned seven and allowed two earned runs on as many hits. Both hits were solo home runs — one a solo shot from center fielder AJ Ewing in the top of the fifth that tied the game 1-1 and another from second baseman Marcus Semien in the top of the sixth that briefly gave New York a 2-1 lead.
Emerson Hancock, Filthy Curveballs...and Sword.pic.twitter.com/OxVd3hsylC
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) June 2, 2026
The combination of relief pitchers of Jose A. Ferrer, Brash, Andres Munoz and Gabe Speier combined to allow no hits and fanned five batters. None of the five issues a walk. The only base runner the Mets had against Seattle's relievers was Brash hitting Melendez with a pitch in the top of the eighth, which was erased with Young's double play.
"It's hard to win seven games in a row," Hancock said after the game. "I feel like every game's been just a complete team win. Tonight, our bullpen was great. Two big homers and then to be able to execute right there in the 10th, that's what it takes to win close ball games."
The Mariners will attempt to extend their win streak to eight games in game two of the three-game set against New York at 6:40 p.m. PT on Tuesday at T-Mobile Park.
Logan Gilbert will start for Seattle against Huascar Brazoban for the Mets. Jonah Tong will get the bulk of the innings in relief for New York on Tuesday, as Sean Manaea did (five innings pitched) Monday.
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