Diamondbacks vs Mariners Recap: Mariners Dominate, 5-1

The Diamondbacks flew into Seattle ready to bounce back after losing a tight one the night before. They fell to the Mariners 7-6 in extra innings on Saturday. Now they faced Bryan Woo on the mound for Seattle. Woo threw heat, but the Mariners bats were locked in from the start. Luke Raley stepped up in the second inning and crushed a 96-mile-per-hour fastball deep to right-center. The ball rocketed off his bat and cleared the wall. The crowd erupted. Just two pitches later, Dominic Canzone ripped a curve ball into the same spot. Another home run. Colt Emerson followed with his own blast over the fence. Three straight homers. Then Julio Rodriguez connected again. Four runs before Arizona even recorded an out. The Diamondbacks were already buried.

Bryan Woo was unstoppable on Sunday. The young Mariners pitcher threw seven innings of shutout baseball. He gave up just two hits and struck out nine batters. Arizona's hitters couldn't catch up to his fastball. Arizona's pitcher, Ryne Nelson, was wild from the start. He served up fastballs down the middle and watched them fly over the fence. Nelson didn't make it through the sixth inning. He allowed five runs on seven hits. The Diamondbacks' offense went silent. Ketel Marte struck out. Corbin Carroll struck out. Gabriel Moreno struck out twice. Even star hitter Ildemaro Vargas managed just one hit. The team that came in 31-27 couldn't find any rhythm against Woo's electric stuff. Seattle's defense backed up the pitcher perfectly too.

The Mariners kept rolling in the sixth inning. Cole Young stepped up and hit a sacrifice fly that brought home Randy Arozarena. That made it 5-0 Seattle. The game was already out of hand. Arizona made a last-ditch effort in the ninth inning. Geraldo Perdomo scored on a passed ball by Mariners catcher Mitch Garver. One run wasn't enough. The final score was Seattle 5, Arizona 1. The Mariners improved to 31-29 with this win, riding a six-game winning streak. They're playing lights-out baseball at home. The Diamondbacks fell to 31-28 and lost their third straight game. Bryan Woo was the star, shutting down Arizona's dangerous lineup. Seattle's bats dominated early. This game showed why the Mariners are surging toward the playoffs.