Seattle Mariners at St. Louis Cardinals
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Kirby wins 3rd straight start, Naylor homers in Mariners' 3-2 win over Cardinals
Kirby (4-2) allowed five hits and two runs in six innings. He was lifted after giving up leadoff single in the seventh.
Andrés Muñoz, an All Star in 2025, worked the ninth for his fourth save.
The Mariners have played 10 one-run games this season, going 4-6. St. Louis fell to 11-3 in games decided by two runs or fewer in 2026.
Seattle has won five consecutive games and six of its seven games against the Cardinals.
Naylor broke a 2-2 tie when he led off the sixth by slamming a fastball 418 feet off Andre Pallante (2-2). Naylor had a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth of Seattle’s 5-4 win over the Athletics on Wednesday.
Pallante struck out eight and walked three while giving up four hits in 5 1/3 innings.
The Cardinals rallied from a 2-0 deficit when Masyn Winn hit a two-out bloop single to short right, scoring Jordan Walker and Nolan Gorman.
Seattle went up 1-0 in the second. Former Cardinal Randy Arozarena led off with a double and scored on a two-out single to center by Cole Young.
The Mariners extended their lead to 2-0 on a two-out single by Dominic Canzone to drive in Naylor in the fourth inning.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Urías struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Church singled to right. |
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9th Inning | Winn struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Gorman lined out to right. |
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9th Inning | Muñoz relieved Bazardo |
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9th Inning | Rivas flied out to center. |
Statistics
 SEA |
 STL |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 8 | Ground Balls | 13 |
| 10 | Strikeouts | 5 |
| 3 | Runs Batted In | 2 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 4 | Hits | 8 |
| 1 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 5 | Walks | 1 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 3 | Runs | 2 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 2 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 30 | At Bats | 33 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 14 | Runners Left On Base | 15 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 1 |
| 12 | Fly Balls | 15 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 144 | Pitches | 123 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 8 | Total Bases | 9 |
| 36 | Plate Appearances | 35 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 1 |
| 2.3 | Runs Created | 1.9 |
| .133 | Batting Average | .242 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .267 | Slugging Percentage | .273 |
| .333 | Secondary Average | .061 |
| .278 | On Base Percentage | .286 |
| .544 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .558 |
| 0.7 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.9 |
| 2.3 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 1.9 |
| 22.0 | Batter Rating | 18.0 |
| 30.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.00 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.51 |
| .133 | Isolated Power | .030 |
| 0.50 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.20 |
| .139 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .029 |
| .200 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.182 |
| 6.0 | Runs Produced | 4.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.3 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 69.8 | MLB Rating | 73.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 31,304 | Capacity:
2026 American League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/tex.png" class="logo-micro">Texas | 14 | 13 | .519 | - | W1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/ath.png" class="logo-micro">Athletics | 14 | 13 | .519 | - | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/sea.png" class="logo-micro">Seattle | 13 | 15 | .464 | 1.5 | W3 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/laa.png" class="logo-micro">Los Angeles | 12 | 16 | .429 | 2.5 | L2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/hou.png" class="logo-micro">Houston | 10 | 18 | .357 | 4.5 | L2 |
2026 National League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/cin.png" class="logo-micro">Cincinnati | 18 | 9 | .667 | - | W2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/chc.png" class="logo-micro">Chicago | 17 | 10 | .630 | 1 | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/pit.png" class="logo-micro">Pittsburgh | 16 | 11 | .593 | 2 | W2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/stl.png" class="logo-micro">St. Louis | 14 | 12 | .538 | 3.5 | L3 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/mil.png" class="logo-micro">Milwaukee | 13 | 13 | .500 | 4.5 | L4 |