Mariners move into tie for AL West lead
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Mariners 22-year-old rookie and longtime top prospect Harry Ford is still third on the catching depth chart despite earning a September call-up. He's only been granted four plate appearances in his brief time in the majors. He sure made the fourth one count, though.
Harry Ford, a key member of the 2024 Arkansas Travelers, was called up from Triple-A Tacoma and made a massive impact on the Mariners' playoff race with a pinch-hit walk-off that helped the team tie the Astros for the lead atop the American League West standings.
The Mariners thrust themselves back into a tie for first place atop the American League West on Thursday night with a thrilling, 7-6 walk-off victory over the Angels in the 12th inning, marking their sixth win in a row.
The Mariners jockeyed back and forth with the Angels while the division race hung in the balance. In the bottom of the 12th inning, the Mariners turned to top catching prospect Harry Ford. Ford responded with a walk-off RBI sacrifice fly to top the Angels and move the Mariners to 79-68 on the season.
This is how OptaStats shared it: "Since RBI became official in 1920, the Mariners are the only MLB team to have a player who did not start the game deliver a walkoff RBI in the 12th inning or later in back-to-back games."
The Seattle Mariners made several moves as rosters expanded for September, most notably adding 2021 first-round pick Harry Ford.
On Aug. 12, the Mariners pulled into a tie with the Astros for first place in the AL West. Between then and now, they’ve been as many as four games back. But after last night’s wild finish — paired with an Astros loss in Toronto — the Mariners have pulled even again.
Thursday night the Seattle Mariners moved into a first-place tie with the Houston Astros following their walk-off win over the Los Angeles Angels ( SEA 7, LAA 6 in 12 innings ). The Astros were shut out by Kevin Gausman and the Toronto Blue Jays earlier in the day ( TOR 6,
The Seattle Mariners have promoted top catching prospect Harry Ford to the major leagues as active rosters expanded.
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