Seattle Mariners’ Mitch Garver hits a home run against the Los Angeles Angels during seventh inning of a baseball game Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Kevin Ng)
Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Luis Castillo reacts after being relieved during the sixth inning against the Los Angeles Angels on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Kevin Ng)
Seattle Mariners’ Jorge Polanco hits an RBI single against the Los Angeles Angels during the fourth inning of a baseball game Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Kevin Ng)
Mitch Garver hits go-ahead homer as Mariners top Angels 2-1 for 7th straight win
SEATTLE (AP) — Mitch Garver hit a go-ahead, solo home run in the seventh inning and the Seattle Mariners beat the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 on Friday night for their seventh straight win.
Seattle Mariners’ Mitch Garver hits a home run against the Los Angeles Angels during seventh inning of a baseball game Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Kevin Ng)
SEATTLE (AP) — Mitch Garver hit a go-ahead, solo home run in the seventh inning and the Seattle Mariners beat the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 on Friday night for their seventh straight win.
Garver turned on an elevated fastball from reliever Connor Brogdon (3-2) and hit it into the left-field bleachers for his ninth home run of the season. Seattle .
The Mariners went in front in the fourth inning on a two-out, two-strike RBI double by Jorge Polanco. The switch-hitter kept his hands inside on a fastball from Yusei Kikuchi, cranking it to left to drive in Cal Raleigh, who doubled earlier in the inning.
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The Angels were held scoreless until the top of the seventh inning, when Logan Davidson tied it with an RBI double off reliever Carlos Vargas (5-5).
In the sixth inning, right fielder Victor Robles robbed Angels cleanup hitter Taylor Ward of a double that would have likely scored two runs. Instead, Los Angeles was held scoreless until the seventh inning.
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Polanco has recorded a double in five consecutive games, tied for the longest active streak in the majors this season. It’s also the longest streak for a Mariners player since Raúl Ibañez from Sept. 28 to Oct. 2 in 2004.
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