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Seattle Mariners 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1, on August 25, 2026, at T-Mobile Park. Seattle generated enough offense despite finishing with only five hits, using one home run and five walks to produce four runs against a Philadelphia pitching staff that struggled to limit traffic. The Mariners’ pitchers controlled the game more decisively, recording 11 strikeouts while holding the Phillies to one earned run. Philadelphia collected six hits but failed to turn that modest advantage into sustained offense, and its lack of a home run further limited the lineup’s ability to erase the deficit quickly. Seattle’s five-hit performance fell below its season batting average of .230 in terms of overall volume, yet the lineup compensated with patience and timely power. The Phillies entered with the stronger listed team OPS at .715 compared with Seattle’s .687, but that edge did not translate to the scoreboard. With neither club committing an indicated defensive mistake for Seattle and no Philadelphia error total provided, pitching and situational hitting defined the result more than defensive lapses. The three-run win gives Seattle a useful boost to its run differential moving forward.