Logan Gilbert gave the Mariners exactly the kind of finishing kick they wanted in their season finale: four shutout, no-hit innings, eight strikeouts, and a long early exit after Seattle had already taken control of a 7-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels.
Gilbert was electric from the first pitch, retiring the first 12 hitters he saw before the no-hit bid ended when he walked Moises Ballesteros to open the fifth inning. That was enough for manager and crowd alike to pull the plug, and Gilbert came off to a standing ovation from Mariners fans.
Seattle’s offense backed him up quickly. The Mariners opened the scoring in the second when Weston Wilson brought in Cole Young with a grounder to third. They added two more in the third, starting with Cal Raleigh’s RBI single off Angels starter Yusei Kikuchi, then another run when Dominic Canzone scored on a Josh Naylor groundout to push the lead to 3-0.
Kikuchi was tagged for three runs on six hits across five innings. He walked one and struck out seven.
The Angels got on the board in the sixth when Bryce Teodosio scored on a sacrifice fly, but Seattle answered right back with a three-run bottom half. Young crossed home after an Angels throwing error, and Randy Arozarena followed with a double that cleared the bases for two more RBIs and a 6-1 Mariners cushion.
Los Angeles scratched out two more in the eighth on Jose Siri’s two-run homer, but the Mariners tacked on one of their own in the bottom half when Leo Rivas scored on a wild pitch.
Eduard Bazardo earned the win, and Cooper Criswell handled the ninth for Seattle.
The result closed a strange year for the Mariners, who finished 2025 at 90-72 and reached Game 7 of the ALCS against Toronto before slipping to a 76-86 record this season. Even with that disappointment, Seattle still drew 2,883,798 fans in 2026, its highest total since 2004.
For the Angels, the loss put the finishing touch on a 62-100 season, the first 100-loss campaign in franchise history. Los Angeles also ended on a 10-game skid after going 72-90 in 2025.
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