Mariners Rally for Walk-Off Win Against Astros Led by Crawford and Rodriguez
- The Seattle Mariners completed a comeback from a five-run deficit to defeat the Houston Astros 8-7 on April 11, 2026, at T-Mobile Park.
- Crawford secured the victory in the ninth inning with a walk-off RBI single.
- Seattle initially took an early advantage in the first inning when Cal Raleigh hit a home run to right field, traveling 364 feet, which scored Crawford.
The Seattle Mariners completed a comeback from a five-run deficit to defeat the Houston Astros 8-7 on April 11, 2026, at T-Mobile Park.
J.P. Crawford secured the victory in the ninth inning with a walk-off RBI single. Crawford lined a 0-2 fastball to left field to score Cole Young, ending the game after Astros reliever Bryan Abreu walked the bases loaded with one out.
Mariners Rally from Early Deficit
Seattle initially took an early advantage in the first inning when Cal Raleigh hit a home run to right field, traveling 364 feet, which scored Crawford.
The Houston Astros responded in the second inning, loading the bases via singles by Jose Altuve and Cam Smith and a walk to Joey Loperfido. Former Mariner Taylor Trammell then hit a bases-clearing double off the wall in left-center field in his first at-bat of the season, giving Houston a 3-2 lead.
Houston extended their lead further in the third inning. Yordan Alvarez opened the frame with a home run to right-center field. Later in the inning, with two outs, Carlos Correa singled and Loperfido doubled before Cam Smith hit a two-run single to center field following a 13-pitch at-bat, pushing the score to 6-2.
The Astros added another run in the fourth inning when Isaac Paredes singled to left, scoring Trammell to make it 7-2.
Key Offensive Performances
The Mariners began their recovery in the fifth inning. Crawford hit a single to center that scored both Canzone and Young. Following that, Cal Raleigh drove in Rivas with a sacrifice fly to left field.
Julio RodrÃguez capped the fifth-inning rally by hitting a two-run home run to center field, traveling 426 feet, which scored Crawford. The home run and a double earlier in the game marked the first two extra-base hits of the season for RodrÃguez.
Crawford finished the game 2-for-3 with three RBIs. He served as the leadoff hitter for the second consecutive night while Brendan Donovan was unavailable due to illness.
Pitching and Defensive Highlights
Mariners closer Andres Munoz earned the win, improving to 2-1 after pitching a scoreless ninth inning. Munoz allowed one hit and issued two walks while recording one strikeout over 1.0 inning of work.
Bryan Abreu took the loss, falling to 0-2. Abreu struck out Luke Raley to start the ninth inning but subsequently walked three batters to load the bases before Crawford’s decisive hit.
In the first inning, Houston pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. Recorded an inning-ending double play after catching a 102-mph liner from Randy Arozarena. In the second inning, Mariners pitcher Luis Castillo recorded a strikeout of Yainer Diaz via a called third strike following an ABS challenge.
The game lasted 3 hours and 12 minutes with an attendance of 43,294 at T-Mobile Park.