Seattle Mariners’ Cole Young, left, celebrates with Julio Rodriguez, second from left, after hitting a game-winning single against the Houston Astros in the 11th inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 19, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Seattle Mariners’ Cole Young, facing, celebrates hitting a game-winning single against the Houston Astros in the 11th inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 19, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Seattle Mariners’ Cole Young is doused by teammate J.P. Crawford after hitting a game-winning single against the Houston Astros during the 11th inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 19, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Seattle Mariners’ Dylan Moore reacts after hitting an RBI groundout off the end of his bat to score Cal Raleigh against the Houston Astros during the 10th inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 19, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Houston Astros’ Jose Altuve slides into home to score on an RBI single from Christian Walker ahead of the tag from Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh, left, during the sixth inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 19, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Young walks it off and Mariners top Astros in 11 innings
SEATTLE (AP) — Rookie second baseman Cole Young hit a walk-off single in the 11th inning to give the Seattle Mariners a 7-6 victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday night.
Seattle Mariners’ Cole Young, left, celebrates with Julio Rodriguez, second from left, after hitting a game-winning single against the Houston Astros in the 11th inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 19, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
SEATTLE (AP) — Rookie second baseman Cole Young hit a walk-off single in the 11th inning to give the Seattle Mariners a 7-6 victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday night.
Young — — provided some more late-night theatrics in the Emerald City. Just a couple weeks shy of his 22nd birthday, Young went below the zone to drive a splitter from reliever Hector Neris (3-2) into right field, scoring automatic runner Dominic Canzone from third base.
Though the Mariners jumped out to a 4-1 lead after just three innings, their advantage disappeared once Seattle reliever Carlos Vargas lost control of his sinker in the sixth.
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He plunked two batters, first Brice Matthews and then Zack Short, which led to warnings being issued to both benches. Jose Altuve, Victor Caratini and Christian Walker all added RBI singles shortly afterward to put the Astros up 5-4.
The Mariners evened it in the eighth thanks to a fortuitous bounce. on the wild pitch and ultimately force extra innings.
The teams traded runs in the 10th before Eduard Bazardo (4-0) tossed a scoreless inning to set the stage for Young.
Key moment
Ahead of Young’s game-winning single, Miles Mastrobuoni laid down a terrific sacrifice bunt to advance Canzone to third. Mastrobuoni and teammate Jorge Polanco both executed textbook sacrifice bunts in extra innings.
Key stat
Young is the first Mariners player 21 or younger with a walk-off hit since Alex Rodriguez on March 31, 1996, against the Chicago White Sox.
Up next
Astros right-hander Hunter Brown (9-4, 2.43 ERA) starts Sunday against right-hander Bryan Woo (8-4, 2.75) in the finale of the three-game set.
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