The Padres beat the Mariners 7-4 in Seattle on a night when the home team kept finding ways to stay in it, then ran out of time. The roof was closed at the start because of blustery weather and thunderstorms in the forecast, and the game opened at 4:15 p.m. with Logan Gilbert working through the first inning sharply as Seattle went 1-2-3.
The Padres struck first when Gavin Sheets launched a solo home run in the second inning. Seattle answered in the fifth when J.P. Crawford drove one out, but the early balance did not last. Dan Wilson was ejected during the opening innings after a heated exchange, and his voice carried over the noise of a game that kept tightening and breaking open in the same breath.
Jhonny Pereda became a central figure in the eighth inning, throwing out Fernando Tatís Jr. trying to steal second base before making an even bigger play in the ninth when he cut down Miguel Andujar on another steal attempt. Between those plays, Leo Rivas made an unbelievable grab on a line drive from Manny Machado in the eighth, the kind of play that briefly shifted the stadium back toward hope. Rodolfo Durán later clubbed what looked to be his second home run of the game in the ninth, giving the Padres another jolt just as Seattle was trying to climb back.
The Mariners still had two runners on with one out while trailing 7-4 in the ninth, but they could not finish the comeback. They had strong contact and several offensive and defensive highlights, yet the night ended the same way too many have ended lately: with Emerson Hancock pitching well again and getting no support again. Seattle’s chase for.500 was deferred another day, and the 2026 Vedder Cup will be decided that weekend.
That left the Mariners with the kind of loss that feels familiar because it is built from so many small missed chances. Gilbert’s sharp start, Crawford’s homer, Pereda’s throws and Rivas’ catch gave Seattle enough moments to matter. The Padres had the bigger swings when it counted, and in a game decided by those margins, that was enough.
