Mariners move into tie for AL West lead
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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.
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.
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.
Pinch hitter Harry Ford's sacrifice fly with no outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the 12th inning scored the winning run as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Los Angeles Angels 7-6 Thursday night.
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.
The Seattle Mariners made several moves as rosters expanded for September, most notably adding 2021 first-round pick Harry Ford.
The Seattle Mariners have promoted top catching prospect Harry Ford to the major leagues as active rosters expanded.
The Mariners promoted catcher Harry Ford, the club's No. 4-ranked prospect and No. 40 overall according to MLB Pipeline, on the first day rosters were expanded on Monday. In addition, Seattle selected right-hander Luke Jackson,