SEATTLE -- Felix Hernandez looked a lot more like the vintage King on Sunday and his Mariners teammates rallied late to lift surging Seattle to a 2-1 victory over the Rays at Safeco Field.
Former Rays outfielder Denard Span tied the game with a run-scoring single off reliever Jose Alvarado in the eighth and Dee Gordon drove in the game-winner with a bloop hit to shallow left as the Mariners closed out an 8-2 homestand with their fourth straight win.
The Mariners have won 13 of their last 16 to move into first place in the American League West at 37-22 and head now to Houston for a two-game series starting Tuesday.