SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners scored six unanswered runs and completed a five-run comeback for their second-straight win in an 8-7 victory against the Houston Astros on Saturday at T-Mobile Park in Seattle.

The Mariners' sixth and game-winning run came via a walk-off RBI single from shortstop J.P. Crawford in the bottom of the ninth inning.

Crawford's hit came with the bases loaded and one out with the game tied 7-7. It was his second run-scoring knock of the contest. He hit a two-RBI single earlier in the game with the bases loaded and that one kick-started a five-run bottom of the fifth inning that tied the game 7-7.

The last of Crawford's run-scoring singles gave him a share of team history.

According to a post on "X" from Mariners PR, Crawford's walk-off single was his eighth walk-off plate appearance in his eight-year tenure with Seattle.

J.P. Crawford's single marked his 8th walk-off plate appearance with Seattle, tying him with Mitch Haniger for the most walk-off plate appearances in franchise history.

He's also tied with Jim Presley for the most walk-off hits in team history.

"Get the job done," Crawford said in a postgame interview Saturday at T-Mobile Park. "Just do your job, handle business. Not trying anything too much. Just go up there, put a good swing on it and find a hole."

Crawford has 30 hits in 77 at-bats in his career with the bases loaded. He's registered a .390 batting average in those situations and has 88 RBIs.

Not only was Saturday's hit the latest in a series of clutch hits for the one-time Gold Glove winner, it was a reminder of the steady and veteran presence he still provides the roster.

Crawford began the year on the 10-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation. He's currently in the last year of a five-year, $51 million contract and has dealt with a lot of narratives before and during the season of this potentially being his last year with the team.

The organization's top prospect, Colt Emerson (No. 7 MLB Pipeline top 100), is currently with the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers and plays shortstop. He also signed an eight-year contract extension last month, positioning himself as the future of the position.

Crawford was activated off the injured list April 2. He's slashed .217/.419/.261 with a .680 OPS in eight games since his return and has hit a double with four RBIs.

Crawford is the longest-tenured player on Seattle's current roster. He was originally acquired in a deal with the Philadelphia Phillies on Dec. 3, 2018 to be the team's shortstop of the future.

This season is the first during his time in the Pacific Northwest that the team has been almost universally considered World Series contenders. After a 4-9 start to the year, Crawford and the team are starting to show signs of meeting those expectations.

"It feels great," Crawford said. "It's only April. We still have so much more baseball to play. You can't look too far ahead. Yeah, we had a couple good games but we got to keep it going and keep working every day."

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