Seattle Mariners’ Josh Naylor scores past St. Louis Cardinals catcher Jimmy Crooks on a sacrifice fly from Mariners’ Jorge Polanco during the sixth inning of a baseball game Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Seattle Mariners’ Josh Naylor reacts after hitting a two-run double against the St. Louis Cardinals during the sixth inning of a baseball game Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Seattle Mariners’ Josh Naylor follows through on a two-run double against the St. Louis Cardinals during the sixth inning of a baseball game Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Josh Naylor’s late go-ahead double helps Mariners beat Cardinals 4-2
SEATTLE (AP) — Josh Naylor hit a go-ahead, two-run double in the sixth inning to help the Seattle Mariners beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 on Monday night.
Seattle Mariners’ Josh Naylor scores past St. Louis Cardinals catcher Jimmy Crooks on a sacrifice fly from Mariners’ Jorge Polanco during the sixth inning of a baseball game Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
SEATTLE (AP) — Josh Naylor hit a go-ahead, two-run double in the sixth inning to help the Seattle Mariners beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 on Monday night.
Naylor, who homered in his last two games, turned on a hanging curveball from Cardinals reliever Gordon Graceffo (3-1) for a two-run shot after Julio RodrÃguez got Seattle on the board with an RBI single. After his double, Naylor made a heads-up play and stole third base, allowing him to score with ease on a sacrifice fly from Jorge Polanco.
T . The Cardinals jumped out in front 2-0 on a two-run home run by Alec Burleson in the fourth inning, his 17th of the season.
Mariners second baseman Leo Rivas worked a nine-pitch walk off Mikolas to lead off the sixth inning, fouling off four pitches in the at-bat. Randy Arozarena followed with a single, and then Cal Raleigh walked on four pitches before RodrÃguez and Naylor’s run-scoring hits.
Key stat
With the victory, the Mariners raised their record to 17-6 since the All-Star break. That’s the best record in the MLB in the second half of the season.
Up next
Cardinals left-hander Matthew Liberatore (7-11, 4.15 ERA) starts Tuesday night against Mariners right-hander George Kirby (8-7, 4.47) in the second game of the three-game set.
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