Mariners show grit in stunning loss to Astros, but time is quickly running out

Brock Rodden’s ‘grit’ immediately aids Mariners in MLB debut — no matter the ending

The Astros spoiled what would have been a feel-good ending for Brock Rodden's late heroics in his major-league debut, but his "big tools" were on full display.

A Grip on Sports: Friday night's loss may just have been the final blow in a season full of disappointing ones

A GRIP ON SPORTS • It had to be the Astros, didn’t it? The hated Houston Astros. The cheaters. The, ahem, winners. And the team who, on a muggy Friday night, knocked the Mariners’ 2026 pennant hopes into its grave. With a shovel to the face.

Mariners show grit in stunning loss to Astros, but time is quickly running out

HOUSTON -- It felt like the House of Horrors all over again. One strike away in consecutive at-bats from securing a gut-check win at Daikin Park on Friday night, the Mariners instead took a gut-punch, 10-7 loss to the Astros in the bottom of the 10th inning