Seattle Mariners Defeat Chicago Cubs 5-4, Improve to 62-68

Final result

Seattle Mariners defeated Chicago Cubs 5-4 in 9 innings.

MLB data listed Chicago Cubs at 74-56 (.569).

MLB data listed Seattle Mariners at 62-68 (.477).

How the game changed

Scoring by inning: 1st — Seattle Mariners 1 run; 5th — Chicago Cubs 1 run, Seattle Mariners 1 run; 6th — Chicago Cubs 3 runs; 9th — Seattle Mariners 3 runs.

Randy Arozarena (Seattle Mariners): 3 hits, 3 RBI, 2 home runs, 2 runs. David Peterson (Chicago Cubs): 6.0 innings and 8 strikeouts. Alex Bregman (Chicago Cubs): 1 hit, 1 RBI, 1 home run, 1 run. Michael Busch (Chicago Cubs): 1 hit, 1 RBI, 1 home run, 1 run. Kade Anderson (Seattle Mariners): 5.2 innings and 5 strikeouts. Leo Rivas (Seattle Mariners): 2 hits, 1 RBI, 1 run.

Randy Arozarena hit a home run for Seattle Mariners in the bottom of the 1st (1 RBI). Alex Bregman hit a home run for Chicago Cubs in the top of the 6th (1 RBI). Michael Busch hit a home run for Chicago Cubs in the top of the 6th (1 RBI). Randy Arozarena hit a home run for Seattle Mariners in the bottom of the 9th (2 RBI).

Season and playoff context

This was Game 2 of 3 in the regular-season series.

In the 2026 standings, the Chicago Cubs were 74-56, 2nd in the division, 7.0 games back in the division, 1st in the wild-card standings, 4.0 games ahead in the wild-card race, wild-card leader, elimination number 26.

In the 2026 standings, the Seattle Mariners were 62-68, 3rd in the division, 3.0 games back in the division, 8th in the wild-card standings, 2.0 wild-card games back, elimination number 30, wild-card elimination number 31.

Official game sources

• MLB Stats API game feed
• MLB Stats API box score
• MLB Stats API line score
• MLB Stats API standings