Rookie Harry Ford’s 12th-Inning Walk-Off Sparks Mariners’ Stunning Surge to AL West Tie

You just can’t script some moments in baseball like this. The Mariners, fueled by the unexpected heroics of September call-up Harry Ford, pulled off a nail-biting 7-6 triumph over the Angels thanks to Ford’s clutch pinch-hit, walk-off sac fly in the 12th inning on a crisp Thursday night. It’s the kind of finish that sends chills down your spine and reminds you why this sport grips us so tightly. With this victory, Seattle’s now tied with the Astros for the top spot in the AL West — talk about high stakes and even higher dreams. What’s truly captivating here is the streak: six straight wins for the Mariners, with back-to-back walk-off dramas in extra innings. Just a day before, Leo Rivas blasted a walk-off homer in the 13th against the Cardinals, marking only his second homer of his career. Yet, Thursday’s clutch moment came from an even more unlikely source—Ford, summoned late in the season just to provide emergency catching depth, who stepped up with only three career big league at-bats under his belt—and still without a hit to his name. It’s these improbable tales that turn a regular season contest into legendary folklore. LEARN MORE

Recent Mariners call-up Harry Ford delivered a pinch-hit, walk-off sacrifice fly in the 12th inning to cap off a wild 7-6 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday night.

The win puts the Mariners all square with the Houston Astros atop the AL West.

The win was the sixth straight for Seattle the second straight in walk-off fashion in extra innings after Leo Rivas clubbed the winning home run over the Cardinals on Wednesday in the 13th inning. It was Rivas’ second career home run.

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But Thursday’s finish came from an even less likely hero in Ford, who was a September call-up for the Mariners, who simply wanted an emergency catcher on the bench. His heroic at-bat on Thursday was just the third of his career. He still doesn’t have a hit in the big leagues.