Mariners Extend Win Streak
Seattle Mariners Hit Three Home Runs, Beat Mets 8-3 for Eighth Straight Victory
The Seattle Mariners crushed the New York Mets 8-3 on Tuesday night, collecting three home runs and extending their winning streak to a season-high eight games. The streak is their longest since September 2024, according to KARE 11, and has lifted Seattle to a 2.5-game lead atop the AL West.
Patrick Wisdom and Jhonny Pereda both went deep, with backup catcher Pereda delivering a three-run blast in the fifth inning. Julio RodrÃguez added a solo shot — his 13th of the year — to seal it. The win came despite Seattle being without two key players: catcher Cal Raleigh and infielder Brendan Donovan, both sidelined by injury.
Wisdom and Pereda Step Up in Starting Players' Absence
Patrick Wisdom has not homered in the major leagues since September 2024. On Tuesday, he sent a 429-foot, two-run shot to left-center in the second inning — his first homer of the 2026 season. Wisdom entered the lineup to cover for Josh Naylor, who left with a back spasm. Manager Dan Wilson called the injury "day-to-day," according to the live research compiled from local reports.
Jhonny Pereda, recalled from Triple-A Tacoma to replace the injured Raleigh, hit a three-run homer in the fifth after a nine-pitch battle with Mets reliever Jonah Tong. It was just the second home run of Pereda's career. Wisdom spent the entire 2025 season playing in South Korea's KBO league, where he hit 35 home runs for the Kia Tigers.
Julio RodrÃguez Silences Mets' One Bright Spot
The Mets' Carson Benge was the lone highlight for New York, hitting two solo home runs — the first multi-homer game of his career. His second shot in the sixth inning cut Seattle's lead to 7-3. RodrÃguez answered immediately with a solo blast of his own, a 113.6 mph rocket that made it 8-3 and put the game out of reach.
RodrÃguez now has 13 home runs on the season, tying him for the team lead. He was named AL Player of the Month for May after hitting 10 homers that month. Starting pitcher Logan Gilbert went 5.1 innings, struck out 8, and lowered his ERA to 3.79 to improve to 4-4 on the year.
Mets' Errors and Big Payroll Make for an Ugly Combination
New York came in with the second-highest payroll in baseball, yet they now sit 14 games back in the NL East. Back-to-back errors by Marcus Semien and Mark Vientos in the third inning let Randy Arozarena score and handed Seattle a lead they never gave back. Mets manager Carlos Mendoza did not hide his frustration, saying: "We continue to make mistakes... it's not good enough."
Analysts noted the sharp contrast. The Mets had scored 29 runs the previous weekend against the weaker Miami Marlins. Seattle's rotation — led by Gilbert, Bryan Woo, George Kirby, and Emerson Hancock — has allowed just 13 total runs across the entire 8-game streak, per The New Enterprise.
Seattle's Power Surge Fuels a Playoff-Like Run
The Mariners hit 15 home runs in the first five games of this homestand alone — the most in any five-game stretch at T-Mobile Park since it opened in 1999. Seattle also finished May with 42 team home runs, tied for the most in the majors. The 8-game streak is currently the longest active winning streak in all of MLB, according to KARE 11.
Attendance at T-Mobile Park has jumped by an average of 6,714 fans per game compared to the same point last season — one of the largest increases in the sport. The Mariners (33-29) have gone from a 10-15 start in April to AL West leaders. Their next challenge is holding off an Athletics team that has dropped 7 of its last 10 games, according to 10TV.
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