The win also seals another series win for Seattle as they end their road trip. They went 4-2 on the six-game trip, splitting a two-game stint between Houston before taking 3 of 4 from the Rays in Tampa.
James Paxton took the mound for Seattle to face Tampa Bay’s Nathan Eovaldi. Both pitchers have been hot in recent starts: Paxton was 4-0 in his previous seven starts with a 2.13 ERA, and Eovaldi threw six innings of no-hit baseball on May 30 against Oakland.
Both offenses were silent until Nelson Cruz hit a home-run to left-center field in the second to give the Mariners an early 1-0 lead.