Robinson Cano’s sacrifice fly in the 12th inning lifted the Mariners to a 2-1 extra-inning victory on Wednesday afternoon at Safeco Field.
Seattle (80-72) temporarily pulled within 2.5 games of Baltimore, which plays at Boston later on Wednesday afternoon, avoided a series sweep and belatedly picked up a game on the wild-card-leading Blue Jays.
There was plenty about the matchup that did not look good for the hosts.
To start, there was the matter of Seattle’s rapidly fading playoff prospects — despite having entered this homestand having eight in row.
“The math is not good,” M’s manager Scott Servais admitted before the game.