HOUSTON -- Edwin Diaz wasn't supposed to be available. But then again, the Mariners weren't supposed to be thinking about a four-game sweep over the defending World Series champion Astros.
So when Ryon Healy sent Sunday's game into extra innings with a two-out home run off Houston closer Hector Rondon with two out in the ninth, Diaz turned to bullpen coach Brian DeLunas and told him to call the Seattle dugout.
It didn't matter that the flamethrowing youngster had saved the previous three games and needed a well-earned rest.