A one-inning burst gave the Seattle Mariners control early, and they pulled away from the Boston Red Sox for a comfortable win at Fenway Park. The Mariners’ attack created separation in the third before adding more pressure later.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Roman Anthony provided Boston’s clearest spark with a home run in the seventh. Wilyer Abreu and Mickey Gasper also helped generate offense, but the Red Sox could not turn their response into a sustained rally.
Julio Rodríguez’s single brought J.P. Crawford home and put Seattle in front in the third. Josh Naylor’s single then brought Dominic Canzone and Julio Rodríguez across, with a throwing error by Jarren Duran contributing to the play. Seattle added to the margin in the sixth when Jhonny Pereda’s single scored Cole Young and Weston Wilson, Randy Arozarena’s single brought home J.P. Crawford, and Dominic Canzone’s double brought Jhonny Pereda home.
Patrick Sandoval took the loss for Boston after departing with Seattle in control. Cooper Criswell earned the win for Seattle, and the Mariners’ pitching preserved the advantage as Boston’s late offense produced only a modest challenge.
Seattle extended its winning streak, while Boston’s losing streak continued. The game belonged to the Mariners because of that early burst, and Boston never found a way to erase the gap.
Seattle Mariners defeated Boston Red Sox, 8-3.
- Roman Anthony went 3-for-5 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .268 on the season).
- Wilyer Abreu went 3-for-4 with 2 doubles and 1 run scored (batting .260 on the season).
- J.P. Crawford went 3-for-3 with 2 runs scored (batting .221 on the season).
- Patrick Sandoval allowed 4 runs (3 earned) on 5 hits over 4.0 innings, striking out 2, and took the loss (1-4) (4.41 ERA).
- Cooper Criswell allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 1.0 inning, striking out 1, to earn the win (3-2) (3.38 ERA).
Boston Red Sox fell to 75-65 (2 straight losses); Seattle Mariners improved to 66-74 (2 straight wins).