Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Logan Evans celebrates during the eighth inning against the Washington Nationals at T-Mobile Park on May 27. Stephen Brashear-Imagn Images

Seattle Mariners' Pitching Faced a Rare and Historic Lineup Challenge on Tuesday Night

Originally posted on Seattle Mariners on SI
By Brady Farkas | Last updated May 28, 2025 4:00 PM ET

Seattle Mariners' starting pitcher Logan Evans delivered an eight-inning gem on Tuesday night as the M's defeated the Washington Nationals 9-1 at T-Mobile Park.

What's even more impressive is that he did it against a historically left-handed lineup, according to @MarinersPR:

This marked the 3rd time in Mariners history that the opposing lineup has started all lefties or switch hitters (also: vs. CHW on 4/10/88 and vs. DET on 7/29/03).

fifty four. pic.twitter.com/NCG9hvpHkC
— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) May 27, 2025

Evans carved through the Nats' lineup, doing it in amazingly efficient fashion. He had thrown just 53 pitches through six innings and finished with 88. James Wood brought in the only run of the day for Washington, as he hit a solo homer in the fourth inning. Eduard Bazardo closed out the ninth inning, preserving the rest of the bullpen for the next two games against the National League East rivals.

Offensively, the Mariners had a big day in the power department, as Julio Rodriguez hit his 10th homer of the year and Cal Raleigh connected on blasts No. 18 and 19. He's now leading the American League in homers, one ahead of Aaron Judge heading into play on Wednesday.

The Mariners and Nationals will be at it again on Wednesday night with first pitch coming at 6:40 p.m. PT. The M's will send George Kirby to the mound for his second start of the season. He had missed the entire season with shoulder inflammation but returned last Thursday against Houston.

Trevor Williams will take the ball for Washington. He's 2-5 with a 6.39 ERA.

This article first appeared on Seattle Mariners on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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