Two homers from Jose Martinez and a clutch, two-run launch from Yairo Munoz had allowed the Cardinals to keep pace with one of the best home run-hammering team in the majors. The Seattle Mariners returned home for this three-game interleague series with 150 homers already this season — second only to Minnesota’s big lake boppers — and going into the late innings the Cardinals had tied them on the scoreboard and bested them over the wall. It didn’t last.
In the seventh inning, Munoz’s two-run homer had tied the game 4-4. With two outs in the inning, Kolten Wong slashed a double to left field that brought Munoz, the leadoff hitter du jour, around as the tying run.