Mariners 7, Dodgers 6: Brutal baserunning mistakes, 5 homers, and a stalled comeback start the homestand off with an L

Chad Moriyama 07/28/2026 Game Recaps Leave A Comment

After a day off, the homestand begun with a banger against the Mariners as the teams exchanged runs throughout the game. However, baserunning mistakes cost the Dodgers a couple runs, which happened to be the difference because the last of Mariners’ five homers gave them a lead that the late comeback attempt by the Dodgers couldn’t quite peel back in a 7-6 loss.

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The Dodgers and Mariners went back and forth early on, though they didn’t do it in the exact same ways.

After Justin Wrobleski started the game by hitting the lead-off hitter, he faced the minimum as he erased that runner with a double play. Meanwhile, on the other end Luis Castillo started by serving up Shohei Ohtani‘s 23rd homer of the year to center to give the Dodgers an early 1-0 lead. They then got a one-out single after but nothing else, which ended the 1st.

Unfortunately, the Mariners came back in the 2nd behind Cal Raleigh hitting a solo shot to tie things up at 2-2.

In the bottom half it was the Dodgers’ turn to hit into a double play, as Castillo faced the minimum thanks to one that erased a single.

After Wrobo mostly cruised to the 3rd by only allowing a two-out bunt single, the Dodgers started the 3rd with a Dalton Rushing double, Shohei working it to a 3-0 count and then getting intentionally walked, and Andy Pages singling to load the bases. However, Rushing got a terrible jump, which is what resulted in him being held. That ended up costing them a run when Freddie Freeman could only ground into a double play, as it scored Rushing but could’ve scored Pages instead if Rushing had a decent read prior. Nothing else crossed and it was just 2-1 Dodgers.

Again though, it was a rollercoaster of a game, as Julio Rodriguez led the 4th off against Wrobo with a solo shot to re-tie the game at 2-2. Two outs followed, but a bloop single and then a Rob Refsnyder homer off the foul pole gave the Mariners a 4-2 lead.

In the bottom, the Dodgers immediately charged back, as Mookie Betts singled up the middle and Tommy Edman smacked a gapper to score Betts and make it 4-3 Mariners.

Kyle Tucker followed with a walk as the threat continued, and with one out Rushing singled to load the bases as they went station to station. Ohtani followed by poking a single to center to score Edman and tie things up at 4-4, but despite being waved all the way by Dino Ebel, Tucker stopped at third.

Dave Roberts was … not happy.

That did indeed end up costing them a run as a strikeout and flyout followed to end the 4th.

Onto the 5th, where Wrobo was able to cruise through a 1-2-3 frame. Castillo then saw his 0-for-15 (10 Ks) run against Max Muncy come to an abrupt end when Max smashed his 21st of the year.

That gave the Dodgers a 5-4 lead and put him in a tie with Eric Karros for most homers at Dodger Stadium.

That was all they got that inning, which was unfortunately not enough as Wrobo came back out for the 6th and gave up a homer to Dominic Canzone to tie things at 5-5.

Wrobo managed to finish that inning and was great besides the homers … thing is, four homers is a lot: 6 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 0 BB, 7 K, 102 Pitches.

I mean, it happens.

For the Dodgers pen, it was Brock Stewart in the 7th, and he cruised through a 1-2-3 frame. He continued in the 8th by getting the first out, but then gave up a bloop single and that was it for him. Alex Vesia entered and promptly gave up a two-run shot to Canzone to make it 7-5 Mariners. That’s his second in three games after having not given up one previously this year.

Jack Dreyer worked around a lead-off double in the 9th to keep things close.

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The Mariners pen took over in their half of the 6th and got a perfect frame, then faced the minimum in the 7th after getting an error erased by another double play.

After a scoreless 8th, the 9th started with great promise. A Rushing single was followed by an Ohtani gapper to score Rushing, and he got to third after the ball was dropped in the outfield.

However, Andy Pages then had a brutal at-bat to strikeout on three pitches, and Freddie Freeman grounded weakly to first. After Max Muncy walked, he stole second to put the walkoff run at second, but Mookie Betts grounded out to end it.

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This was funny at least.

An eventful game.

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67-40, and they are tied with the Brewers again for the best record in baseball.

The series continues tomorrow at 4:10 PM HT/7:10 PM PT/10:10 PM ET with Eric Lauer looking to continue staying unbeaten against Emerson Hancock.

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