Naylor, Woo lead Mariners past Cardinals 4-2 for 3rd straight win

Josh Naylor hit a go-ahead, two-run double in the sixth inning to help the Seattle Mariners beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 on Monday night.

BY ANDREW DESTIN

Sep 8, 2025, 9:12 PM Updated: 9:49 pm

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Seattle Mariners' Josh Naylor scores past St. Louis Cardinals catcher Jimmy Crooks on a sacrifice fly from Mariners' Jorge Polanco during the sixth inning of a baseball game Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

(AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

SEATTLE (AP) — Josh Naylor hit a go-ahead, two-run double in the sixth inning to help the Seattle Mariners beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 on Monday night.

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Naylor, who homered in his last two games, turned on a hanging curveball from Cardinals reliever Gordon Graceffo (3-1) to plate two runs after Julio Rodríguez got Seattle on the board with an RBI single. After his double, Naylor made a heads-up play and stole third base, allowing him to score with ease on a sacrifice fly from Jorge Polanco.

The Mariners scored four runs in the sixth inning to erase St. Louis’ advantage.

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The Cardinals jumped out in front 2-0 on a two-run home run by Alec Burleson in the fourth inning, his 17th of the season.

That was all the offense St. Louis could muster against Mariners starter Bryan Woo (13-7) before three relievers combined to close out the win. Woo tied a career-high with nine strikeouts while holding the Cardinals to two runs on three hits and no walks over six innings.

Andrés Muñoz secured his 33rd save.

Key moment

Mariners second baseman Leo Rivas worked a nine-pitch walk off Mikolas to lead off the sixth inning, fouling off four pitches in the at-bat. Randy Arozarena followed with a single, and then Cal Raleigh walked on four pitches before Rodríguez and Naylor’s run-scoring hits.

Key stat

With the victory, the Mariners raised their record at home to 17-6 since the All-Star break. That’s the best record in the MLB in the second half of the season.

Up next

Cardinals left-hander Matthew Liberatore (7-11, 4.15 ERA) starts Tuesday night against Mariners right-hander George Kirby (8-7, 4.47) in the second game of the three-game set.