After the Twins rallied from a five-run deficit Tuesday, capturing momentum for the first time in seemingly a long time, their reward was yet another painful loss. Jhoan Duran, entering with the score tied in the ninth inning,

Julio Rodríguez drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the ninth inning after Jhoan Duran hit a pair of batters with pitches, lifting the Seattle Mariners over the Minnesota Twins 6-5 for their eighth win in 11 games.

Last night, the Mariners blew past the Twins for an easy, breezy 11-2 win. Today it looked like they’d be on the same path, putting up a five-run inning early, but wound up having to fight and claw for a one-run win. With tomorrow’s game potentially rained out, the Mariners needed this win, and got it.