4/24/25

(Boston, MA) Getaway day could not have come at a better time for the Seattle Mariners as they wrapped up their nine-game road trip on Thursday morning with a rubber game against the Boston Red Sox. After building momentum in the previous homestand where the M’s went 5-1 against all AL West teams, Seattle had continued to see fan excitement rise after guaranteeing a winning road trip with the win on Wednesday. However, the team was still in search of a fifth consecutive winning series and their first series win in Boston since 2014.

It would not be easy as aa pitchers duel was expected between two of the best starting pitchers in the American League so far in 2025 met in the finale. Bryan Woo has quickly seen his stock skyrocket, leading what many still believe is one of if not the best starting rotations in baseball. Opposite him, talented lefty Garrett Crochet took the mound and looked to continue his Cy Young caliber start to the season in his first year in Boston.

Mariners 4, Red Sox 3 (Game Three, April 24th)

In what has been a common theme on this road trip (6 out of 9 games) Seattle drew first blood and did so in the 1st inning. Dylan Moore began the game with a single to left on the sixth pitch of the AB. After Moore moved to second on a balk, Julio Rodríguez and Cal Raleigh both struck out swinging for two outs. Randy Arozarena then set his new career high on-base streak with a walk on nine pitches. With Crochet’s pitch count climbing, Seattle had a golden opportunity and cashed in. Mitch Garver drove a fly ball deep to center field, over Kristian Campbell’s head. Moore and Arozarena both came home on Garver’s first double of the season and the Mariners had a 2-0 lead.

This time around, Boston also struck in 1st. Bryan Woo struck out the first two batters he faced before running into a Mariner killer this week in Alex Bregman. He clobbered a fastball over the Green Monster in left field for a solo blast and his fifth home run of the season. It was Bregman’s fourth RBI of the series and got the Red Sox on the board, trailing 2-1.

Not only did Seattle stay on Crochet, but the bottom of the order continued to produce offensively. Ben Williamson singled to stay red hot and Leo Rivas continued to be an on-base machine with a walk. J.P. Crawford battled before hitting a single to right to load the bases with nobody out. Dylan Moore did what he has been doing and that is driving in runs. D-Mo sent a deep fly ball to center that brought home Williamson to make it 3-1 while also moving Rivas to third. Julio Rodríguez then sent a grounder to second and the only play for David Hamilton was at first, allowing Rivas to score to make it 4-1 Seattle still early.

Garrett Crochet then began to settle in putting a lot of pressure on Bryan Woo to protect the lead. Jarren Duran put some speed on base in the bottom of the 3rd with his seventh double of the season. Woo would record a big strikeout of Rafael Devers for the second out before Alex Bregman came to the plate. Yeah, you could probably guess what happened. Bregman lined a two-out base hit to left to score another run as Duran came home to score. Woo would get out of the inning but Bregman kept the Red Sox within striking distance at 4-2.

Both starters settled in and pitched out of any trouble they got into. Seattle chased Garrett Crochet after just five innings and after allowing four total earned runs in his first five starts of the season, the Mariners got four earned runs off of him in this game alone. Lost in Crochet’s tough outing was another strong start from Bryan Woo. The once #5 starter in the Seattle rotation, Woo is now close to being the ace of the staff and he had good stuff on Thursday. Woo went six innings and allowed two runs on just three hits while walking one and striking out eight.

Seattle let Liam Hendriks escape a bases loaded jam in the top of the 7th and in the home half the Seattle bullpen got another clean 1-2-3 inning from Collin Snider. In the bottom of the 8th, things got interesting. With Gabe Speier on the mound, Carlos Narváez put the ball in play for the first time in the game with a slicing line drive down the right field line. The Pesky Pole would help out the Red Sox as the ball hit the foul pole, making it a solo home run. The ball would have only been a home run at Fenway Park but the long ball made it a one-run game at 4-3.

With the game still 4-3 going into the bottom of the 9th, Andrés Muñoz would look to go 9-9 in save opportunities so far this season. He started the inning by getting Wilyer Abreu to fly out to Julio in center for the first out. A 99-mph fastball flew by Trevor Story’s back for a strikeout, putting the Mariners one out away from another series win. Triston Casas was able to lay off a handful of sliders and a borderline fastball to draw a walk, putting the tying run on and winning run at the plate. Fortunately for the Mariners, Kristian Campbell couldn’t solve the Andrés Muñoz as he let go of his bat on a whiff to end the game. For the first time since 2014, the Mariners had won a series at Fenway Park and finished the road trip with a 6-3 record after defeating the Red Sox in the finale, 4-3.

Notable Performances

Mariners

Red Sox

• Alex Bregman- 2-3, HR, 2 RBI, R, BB
• Carlos Narváez- 1-3, HR, RBI, R
• Garrett Crochet (L, 2-2)- 5 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 5 BB, 9 SO

What’s Next

A 6-3 road trip gives the Seattle Mariners a 11-4 record over their last 15 games and has them now tied with the Texas Rangers for first place in the AL West. Seattle (14-11) will now come home for a very quick five-game homestand in which they will also start a stretch of eight consecutive games against teams in the AL West.

Before the stretch of division games, Seattle will have their first series against a team from the NL East. The Miami Marlins (11-13) have been better than expected so far this season and after snapping a five-game losing streak last Sunday, the Fish have won three of their last four after a series win over Cincinnati this week. Miami has just a 3-5 record on the road so far this season as they will play their first games outside of the Eastern Time Zone this weekend in Seattle.

Miami is top five in hits but are middle of the pack in every other offensive statistic. Pitching wise, Miami has the third highest team ERA in baseball, giving the M’s a chance to keep their momentum on offense rolling. While the pitching staff has been struggling, Max Meyer has been terrific for the Marlins so far this season. projected to start the finale on Sunday, Meyer is coming off the best start of his young career. Against the Reds, Meyer struck out 14 batters over six shutout innings without allowing a walk and only giving up five hits. Averaging 12.3 strikeouts per nine innings, Meyer will be tough opposition for the Mariner lineup but it is not yet official that he will make the start on Sunday.

• Game 1, Friday 6:40pm- Cal Quantrill (1-2, 8.31 ERA) vs. Logan Gilbert (1-1, 2.63 ERA)
• Game 2, Saturday 6:40pm- Connor Gillespie (0-2, 6.75 ERA) vs. Luis Castillo (2-2, 4.44 ERA)
• Game 3, Sunday 1:10pm- Max Meyer (2-2, 2.10 ERA) vs. Bryce Miller (1-3, 4.21 ERA)

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