Randy Arozarena gave the Seattle Mariners not one, but two clutch moments on Wednesday — and both were game-changers.
Trailing by five runs entering the eighth inning, the Mariners stunned the Houston Astros with a 7-6 comeback victory to earn their first series win of the 2025 season.
Arozarena’s fingerprints were all over it, including a thunderous grand slam and a patient walk-off walk.
The chaos began in the bottom of the eighth, when three straight Mariners worked walks to load the bases. After two quick outs threatened to waste the opportunity, Arozarena stepped in and unloaded on a Steven Okert pitch, launching it 384 feet at 107.2 mph to left field for a grand slam.
Randy Arozarena, grand slam — and it keeps the Mariners alive here in the bottom of the 8th inning
Exit velo: 107.2 mph
Launch angle: 35°
Distance: 384 ft.
Hang time: 6.4 seconds pic.twitter.com/5aH50hHqXw— Daniel Kramer (@DKramer_) April 9, 2025
The blast — which carried a 6.4-second hang time — cut Houston’s lead to just one, igniting the crowd at T-Mobile Park.
The Astros added an insurance run in the ninth, but Seattle wasn’t done. Donovan Solano and Miles Mastrobuoni got things going with back-to-back singles, and a fielder’s choice — reversed after a successful challenge — gave the Mariners another bases-loaded shot.
