Seattle, meanwhile, got the best of the right-hander Carlos Carrasco, who struggled to control his slider. He lasted four and one-third innings and allowed eight hits, four earned runs and one walk. He struck out two.
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While Carrasco ultimately departed with a 5-4 lead, the Mariners’ Mike Ford tagged him for a two-run single in the fourth. Julio Rodríguez, a rookie sensation, then hit a game-tying solo shot off the left-hander Chasen Shreve (1-1) in the sixth inning. Seattle catcher Cal Raleigh proceeded to take the right-hander Drew Smith deep, crushing a two-run, 435-foot shot to right field to make it 7-5. The Mariners tacked on their final, decisive run in the seventh when Jesse Winker, a longtime nuisance to the Mets and their fans, doubled. Rodríguez singled him home.
“That’s a good team over there. I’m surprised by their record because they fought us really, really well this weekend,” Nimmo said of the 16-19 Mariners. “They hit really well.”
Seattle also won the series opener Friday, 2-1. The Mariners starter Marco Gonzales and the Mets ace Max Scherzer each limited the opposition. Saturday’s game was more of a preview of the offense to come in the finale, as catcher Patrick Mazeika, called up Friday to replace the injured James McCann, helped the Mets to a 5-4 win by belting a go-ahead solo homer in the bottom of the seventh. That came after Winker hit a game-tying, three-run homer in the top of the seventh — and agitated Mets fans by waving to the crowd as he crossed the plate after a slow trot around the bases.