The Mariners swept the National League Central foes on Sunday afternoon to move to within a game of .500.
The Seattle Mariners rallied for a come-from-behind victory on Sunday afternoon to beat the St. Louis Cardinals again at Busch Stadium.
The 3-2 win has the Mariners at 14-15 overall, just one game under .500, and makes them winners of four straight. The M's, who were 1-8 on the road entering this series, just earned their second sweep of the season (Astros).
Here's what you need to know, in no particular order.
1) Emerson Hancock battles in a big way
It seemed apparent from the first inning that Hancock didn't have his best stuff, but a day after Bryan Woo only went three innings and the bullpen had to cover six, Hancock battled through six innings to save the 'pen the best he could. He gave up seven hits and two walks, but only surrendered two runs and struck out four.
He didn't factor into the decision, but he's got a stellar 2.86 ERA thus far.
2) Cole Young steps up again
Trailing 2-1 in the seventh inning, Young tied the game with a single to center field - on an 0-2 count.
Kudos to Connor Joe for his two-out double to set it up, and two-out magic is something Young has had this season.
As noted by Mike Lefko of Seattle Sports 710, that's nine two-out RBIs for Young this season.
3) Rob Refsnyder finds his groove
We saw Joe and Leo Rivas make huge contributions in Saturday's wild win, and Joe and Refsynder stepped up in this one. It was Refsnyder's pinch-hit homer in the ninth inning that gave the M's the 3-2 lead, marking his second straight Sunday with a homer to left field.
4) Jose Ferrer steps up
Andres Munoz and Matt Brash were down after working in consecutive games, so Ferrer stepped up in the ninth inning despite throwing 29 pitches on Saturday himself. He went 1-2-3 for his first Mariners save, lowering his ERA to 1.93.
5) Luke Raley continues to scuffle
Just something to pay attention to: After being the best hitter on the roster for a period of time, Raley is 0-for-12 over his last seven games. He has six strikeouts and just one walk in that time.
Up next
The Mariners will be back in action on Monday afternoon (4:40 p.m. PT) against the Minnesota Twins. Luis Castillo will take the ball in the opener, followed by Logan Gilbert and George Kirby.
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