Minnesota Twins at Seattle Mariners

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MIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	6	11	0
SEA	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	1	7	14	1

Taj Bradley (9-4, 3.69 ERA) got the ball for Minnesota and George Kirby (8-9, 3.76) for Seattle in the series finale, first pitch set for 1:10 PM PT. Bradley came in riding a strong turn through Kansas City last time out — 6 innings, 2 earned, 10 strikeouts, no decision — while Kirby was trying to shake off the worst start of his season, a 4-inning, 7-run beating against Texas that snapped a stretch of quality outings.

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Twins(56-56)

LWWLW

6

+1.5-170+127o7.5+138

Mariners(54-58)

WLLLW

7

-1.5+170-130u7.5-135

Best BetTwins +115

Postgame

The pick lost, but not for the reasons the bear case worried about — Minnesota's thin roster wasn't the problem, a 6-0 hole was. Seattle built its lead well before the Twins' offense ever got going, and Bradley's good recent form didn't carry over into this start. Minnesota's furious 5-run eighth and a game-tying run in the ninth validated the underlying value in the price, but Seattle's walk-off run in the bottom of the ninth was the one at-bat neither list saw coming.

Pregame

Minnesota's the road pick here, and the price reflects a rotation that, injuries aside, is getting real length and strikeouts from Bradley right now. Seattle's counter is a starter who just got shelled and whose own front office is reportedly shopping him around the league, which isn't exactly a vote of confidence heading into first pitch.

Both clubs are banged up in ways that shaped this one before a pitch was thrown. Minnesota is without Byron Buxton in center after a hip strain sent him to the 10-day IL, and the rotation is stripped to the studs with Pablo Lopez, David Festa, Mick Abel and Mike Paredes all on the 60-day list. Seattle is missing Luke Raley and J.P. Crawford, and while Brendan Donovan has been cleared to return, he wasn't quite back in the mix yet for this one.

Taj Bradley

(9-5)·3.98 ERA

Jul 28 vs Royals

ND

6.0IP

2ER

10K

3BB

102P

08/02 Lineup

George Kirby

(8-9)·3.89 ERA

Jul 27 @ Rangers

L

4.0IP

7ER

3K

0BB

66P

08/02 Lineup

Minnesota had already taken Saturday's opener 5-3 before Seattle answered with a 4-3 win in the nightcap, setting up a rubber match with the Twins clinging to .500 at 56-56 and the Mariners trying to climb back over .500 at 54-58. Neither team came in with much separation, which is exactly how this one played out.

Minnesota Twins

(56-56)

Aug 1L@ Mariners3-4

Aug 1W@ Mariners5-3

Jul 30Wvs Royals4-3

Jul 29Lvs Royals0-4

Jul 28Wvs Royals3-2

Seattle Mariners

(54-58)

Aug 1Wvs Twins4-3

Aug 1Lvs Twins3-5

Jul 31L@ Dodgers2-6

Jul 30L@ Dodgers2-4

Jul 29W@ Dodgers7-6

Both rosters have been treading water for two weeks, and it showed. Minnesota's mixed 3-2 stretch and Seattle's 2-3 slide before Sunday made this feel like a coin-flip series between two teams jockeying for position rather than separating from each other, and the finale played out that way from the first pitch to the last.

Minnesota Twins

(7)

• 10-Day-ILByron Buxton (CF) — Buxton (hip) is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Royals.07/29
• 15-Day-ILAnthony Banda (RP) — Banda underwent surgery to repair his left lat strain and will miss the remainder of the 2026 season, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.07/09
• 60-Day-ILMike Paredes (SP) — The Twins transferred Paredes (oblique) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Saturday.08/02
• 60-Day-ILCole Sands (RP) — Sands will undergo arthroscopic surgery Tuesday to remove loose bodies and bone spurs from his right elbow, Jack Azoulay-Haron of ElEmergente.com reports.07/31
• 60-Day-ILDavid Festa (SP) — Festa (shoulder) will undergo a season-ending double surgery Wednesday, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.07/29
• 60-Day-ILMick Abel (SP) — The Twins plan to re-evaluate Abel (elbow) on Sept. 1, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.07/20
• 60-Day-ILPablo Lopez (SP) — The Twins placed Lopez (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Thursday.05/08

Seattle Mariners

(8)

• 10-Day-ILLuke Raley (RF) — Raley (elbow) isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Twins.08/01
• 10-Day-ILBrendan Donovan (3B) — Mariners general manager Justin Hollander said Friday that Donovan (groin) has been cleared to rejoin the Mariners but is not expected to be back until Tuesday against the Tigers, Daniel Kramer of MLB.com reports.07/31
• 10-Day-ILJ.P. Crawford (SS) — The Mariners placed Crawford on the 10-day injured list Friday, retroactive to Thursday, due to left wrist inflammation.07/31
• 15-Day-ILMatt Brash (RP) — General manager Justin Hollander said Tuesday that Brash was diagnosed with a Grade 1 strain in his right lat, Shannon Drayer of SeattleSports.com reports.06/16
• 60-Day-ILCarlos Vargas (RP) — Vargas (lat) is scheduled to throw a bullpen session Saturday and is nearing a rehab assignment, Daniel Kramer of MLB.com reports.07/31
• 60-Day-ILCooper Criswell (RP) — Seattle transferred Criswell (shoulder) to the 60-day injured list Friday.07/04
• 60-Day-ILWill Wilson (3B) — Wilson (thumb) has gone 3-for-9 with two RBI and a 1:2 BB:K in his first three rehab games between High-A Everett and Triple-A Tacoma.06/17
• 60-Day-ILLogan Evans (SP) — The Mariners placed Evans (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Monday.05/08

The absences mattered on the field. Minnesota's lineup without Buxton looked thin for seven innings, and a rotation that's lost five starters to the IL leaned hard on Bradley to give length. Seattle, playing without Crawford up the middle and Raley in the corner outfield, still had enough thump to build a big early cushion before its bullpen had to survive a late scare.

Seattle led 6-0 through seven innings and looked like it was cruising to an easy one. Then Minnesota put together a 5-run eighth to make it a one-run game, and tied it at 6-6 with another run in the top of the ninth. Seattle had an answer waiting, scoring in the bottom of the ninth to walk it off 7-6 — a game that flipped from laugher to nail-biter to walk-off in the span of three innings.