Emerson singles in 9th for Mariners’ second straight walk-off victory over the Twins

Colt Emerson singled to right in the ninth inning to score pinch-runner Stuard Fairchild from third for the Seattle Mariners’ second straight walk-off victory over the Minnesota Twins, 7-6 on Sunday.

Mariners square off against the Twins in series rubber match

Minnesota Twins (56-56, second in the AL Central) vs. Seattle Mariners (54-58, third in the AL West) Seattle; Sunday, 4:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Taj Bradley (9-4, 3.65 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 139 strikeouts);

Twins rally from six down before falling to Mariners in ninth

The Twins ambushed the Mariners for five runs in the eighth inning, and a Luke Keaschall home run off Andrés Muñoz evened things up in the ninth. But they couldn’t bring home the a go-ahead from second base, then were walked off for the second-straight day in a 7-6 loss in the series finale at T-Mobile Park.

Twins acquire Dean Kremer from Orioles during crucial Mariners series

Dean Kremer is headed from the Orioles to the Twins, giving one of the Mariners’ playoff competitors needed rotation depth for the stretch run.

Lewis hits tying homer in 7th and Keaschall provides go-ahead double as Twins beat Mariners 5-3

SEATTLE (AP) — Royce Lewis hit a tying home run in the seventh inning and Luke Keaschall smacked a go-ahead double as the surging Minnesota Twins beat the Seattle Mariners 5-3 on Friday night. Minnesota’s seventh victory in nine games gave the Twins (56-55) a winning record for the first time since April 21,