Minnesota Twins at Seattle Mariners: Final Score & Recap
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 0 |
| SEA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 1 |
The Story
The Seattle Mariners held off a late Minnesota charge to win 7-6 at T-Mobile Park on August 2, 2026, in a game that swung wildly in its final two innings. Seattle had built a 7-1 advantage through eight frames, with the bulk of the damage coming in the first inning when the Mariners plated two runs and then adding three more in the seventh to push the lead to six. Minnesota appeared headed for a quiet loss, but the Twins erupted for five runs in the top of the eighth, headlined by Royce Lewis's home run off José A. Ferrer that added 19.8 percentage points to Minnesota's win probability according to the DiamondIQ model's estimate, which had opened the game at 53 percent in favor of Seattle.
The ninth inning delivered the sharpest probability swings of the night. Luke Keaschall connected on a home run against Andrés Muñoz that shifted win probability by 34.2 percentage points toward Minnesota, the single largest swing of the game, pulling the Twins within one and putting real pressure on Seattle's closer. The DiamondIQ model's estimate climbed meaningfully toward Minnesota in that moment, but Kody Clemens followed with a flyout that swung 12.0 percentage points back toward Seattle, ending the threat at a single run and leaving the Mariners clinging to a one-run edge. In the bottom of the ninth, Victor Robles and Colt Emerson each delivered singles off Yoendrys Gómez, worth 19.5 and 16.4 percentage points respectively, to seal the outcome as Seattle pushed its final run across.
George Kirby was the night's most dominant individual performer by the DiamondIQ model's accounting, generating 35.7 percentage points of win probability for Seattle, anchoring the Mariners' pitching effort through most of the contest. Offensively, Keaschall led all batters with a net WPA of plus-29.7 despite his team falling short, while Emerson finished at plus-17.3 and Lewis at plus-17.1. The final score of 7-6 reflected a game that was far more complicated than the line suggested, with Minnesota ultimately running out of outs one swing too late.