MINNEAPOLIS – Mitch Haniger homered and hit the go-ahead sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, giving the Seattle Mariners a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday.
All three of Minnesota's losses this season have come in the 10th, with the bullpen struggling with baseball's new-as-of-2020 rule that starts each extra inning with a runner on second base.
For Seattle, that was Taylor Trammell, who homered earlier in the game. Taylor Rogers (0-1) picked up Braden Bishop's bunt in front of the mound, but he couldn't get a clean grip and held off on a throw as a precaution.
Haniger hit a one-out fly deep enough to left for Trammell to come home. Kendall Graveman (1-0) worked the ninth for the victory, and Keynan Middleton pitched a perfect