MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kyle Seager wasn’t sure he got all of the ball in his final at-bat.
He did.
Seager hit his second homer of the game, a three-run drive in the ninth inning to complete the Seattle Mariners’ comeback from a six-run deficit to beat the Minnesota Twins 8-6 Sunday.
Seager had four hits and Taylor Trammell also homered for Seattle, which trailed 6-0 going into the sixth. The Mariners won a road series for the first time since Sept. 11-13, 2019, at Arizona.
“We don’t get back in that game unless we hit the ball over the fence,” manager Scott Servais said.
Byron Buxton continued his early season success with a homer, double and single and Luis Arraez had a pair of hits for the Twins.
The Mariners trailed 6-5 going into the ninth. Mitch Haniger and Ty France opened the inning with singles against Alex Colomé and Seager followed with his homer.
“It felt good off the bat, was kind of clipped a little bit, so I knew it went really high. I was certainly hoping. But I figured I had enough to get it off the wall. When I saw (right fielder Max) Kepler working toward the wall it felt pretty good at that point,” Seager said.
Colomé (0-1) blew a save for the second time in four chances.
“Alex has tremendous late-inning experience and success at this level. He’s our guy and we trust him implicitly late in ballgames,” manager Rocco Baldelli said.
Drew Steckenrider (1-1) pitched a scoreless eighth before Rafael Montero earned his second save in four chances with a 1-2-3 ninth.
Buxton has eight hits in three games to increase his batting average to .500. His 1.231 slugging percentage is tops in the majors.
“Seeing the ball good. Just going up there and having a little bit more fun,” he said.
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