Seattle Mariners Collapse In 10th Inning, Lose 12-6 to Minnesota Twins

Larnach's double tied the game 6-6. Minnesota's three earned runs in the ninth were the first allowed by Munoz all season.

"It's baseball," M's starting pitcher Bryan Woo said in a postgame interview. "He's been unbelievable for whatever it is, the first however many games it's been. Stuff happens, you get beat. Still the best closer in the world. And I think everybody in the clubhouse believes in him. We'll be right there to tell him that, pick him up."

The Mariners were retired in order in the ninth and reliever Casey Legumina was tasked with halting the Twins' momentum in the 10th. Carlos Correa hit a two-run home run the first pitch of the inning to give Minnesota an 8-6 lead. Buxton hit a two-run single and Larnach brought home two with a double for the eventual final of 12-6.

Seattle's collapse erased a quality start from Woo and a dominant outing from catcher Cal Raleigh.

Woo struck out three batters, walked one and allowed three earned runs on six hits (two home runs) in 6.2 innings.

Raleigh went 2-for-4 with two runs, two home runs and five RBIs. His pair of homers gave him an American League-leading 21 on the season. He hit a three-run shot in the bottom of the first to give the Mariners a 3-0 lead.

Randy Arozarena hit a solo homer after Raleigh's three-run blast to give Seattle a 4-0 lead through the first. Raleigh's second home run was a two-run shot in the bottom of the eighth that set the Mariners up with the 6-3 lead going into the ninth.

Raleigh became the first catcher in MLB history to have 20 or more home runs before the end of May.

"Congratulations to Cal. That's an incredible accomplishment," Wilson said. "To be the only guy that's done that, it's pretty special. We talk about a lot what he means to this organization. And that's a big reason why."

Seattle will try to right the train in Game 2 of the series against the Twins at 4:10 p.m. PT on Saturday. Bryce Miller will make his first start since being put on the injured list May 14 (retroactive to May 12) for the Mariners and Bailey Ober will start for Minnesota.