Mariners' Young, Kirby Power Seattle's First Win

0:00On March 28th, Seattle Mariners finally grabbed their first win of the season, taking down the Cleveland Guardians 5-1 on Friday night. Cole Young smashed a three-run homer in the fourth, and Luke Rayleigh added a solo shot in the sixth for all five runs. George Kirby dominated with six strong innings, giving up just one run. Earlier this week, the Mariners struggled in their opener, but this time, they turned it around against Guardian Starter Gavin Williams. Young connected on a 97-mile per hour fastball after some key walks loaded the bases, flipping a one-nothing deficit into a three-to-one lead. Meanwhile, Cleveland jumped ahead early on chased a lotter's homer, his second straight night going deep against Seattle. But a costly base-running blunder in the fifth, killed their rally with the bases loaded, as Reese Hopkins got thrown out at home plate. Kirby wrapped up with two hits, two walks, and six strikeouts, while the bullpen Edoar Bizarro, Matt Brash, and Andrés Muñoz shut the door with three, clean frames.

1:01Williams took the loss after five innings, three runs, six walks, and seven ks. Those two big blasts from Young and Rally, backed by Kirby's gym, got Seattle off the snide, and set the tone moving forward. That's your update from Seattle Mariners News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with The Story.