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MLBFinal31 May, 2026

Arizona DiamondbacksvsSeattle Mariners

ARI 2/SEA 3

MLB.TVT-Mobile Park
Things to say

Mariners walked it off 3-2 over the Diamondbacks in 10 innings at T-Mobile Park.

01
opener
Mariners took down Arizona three to two in extras. Snoozer for nine, then the tenth cracked it open. Classic T-Mobile pitchers' duel.
02
key player
Whoever Seattle ran out of the pen in the tenth deserves the W — kept the heart of the order off the board with the ghost runner on second.
03
hot take
Both these teams are barely over five hundred and playing like it. Arizona's a wild card team pretending to be a contender.
04
deep cut
Ten innings and two runs apiece through nine — the bullpens were better than either starter. Somebody's manager went to the pen too early and got away with it.
05
exit
Long road trip ahead for the D-backs. Catch you after the series.
The recap

Mariners walked it off in extras, edging the D-backs 3-2 in ten at T-Mobile. With no scoring summary to lean on, the shape tells the story: a tight, low-run grind where both pens held the line into the tenth before Seattle finally pushed the winning run across.

Arizona drops a heartbreaker and slips to 31-27, while Seattle climbs back to .500 at 31-29. Classic getaway-style nail-biter where one swing in the tenth was the whole ballgame.

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