Happ and Ramírez hit grand slams to propel the Cubs to a 19-2 blowout of
the Mariners
[August 24, 2026]
By ANDREW DESTIN
SEATTLE (AP) — Ian Happ and Pedro Ramírez each hit
grand slams and had five RBIs, Pete Crow-Armstrong also homered and the
Chicago Cubs blew out the Seattle Mariners 19-2 on Sunday to avoid a
three-game sweep.
Michael Conforto hit Chicago's other homer, getting his 11th of the
season on a leadoff shot in the third that Happ highlighted with his
two-out, two-strike shot with the bases loaded. |
Chicago Cubs' Pedro Ramírez celebrates scoring on an RBI single from
Carson Kelly against the Seattle Mariners during the eighth inning of a
baseball game, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey
Wasson) |
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Mariners starter Bryce Miller (4-8) issued three straight
two-out walks before facing Happ. The Seattle right-hander got
ahead in the count 1-2, but Happ kept his hands tucked on a
down-and-in splitter to blast it off the right-field foul pole
for his 22nd home run of the season.
Seattle (62-69) remained three games behind Houston in the AL
West and fell three games back for the final wild-card spot. The
Cubs (75-56) preserved a 4 1/2 -game lead in the NL wild card.
Miller also walked the bases loaded in the fifth, an inning in
which Chicago scored on a fielder’s choice by Alex Bregman.
Miller issued a career-high seven walks in the game.
Ramírez hit a grand slam in the eighth off Jhonny Pereda,
Seattle’s backup catcher. Crow-Armstrong hit his team-leading
33rd home run of the season earlier in the inning.
Aaron Civale (6-7) threw four scoreless innings in relief of
Chicago starter Shota Imanaga, who was pulled in the third.
Mariners outfielder Randy Arozarena, who hit a walk-off home run
during Saturday’s 5-4 win, smacked a leadoff home run for the
second straight day. Arozarena became the 11th player in major
league history with at least six seasons with both 20 or more
home runs and 20 or more stolen bases.
Seattle utilityman Brendan Donovan was placed on the seven-day
concussion injured list on Sunday, a day after he was hit in the
head by a baseball in the batting cages.
Up next
Mariners RHP Logan Gilbert (10-7, 3.35 ERA) will start opposite
Phillies RHP Zack Wheeler (10-4, 2.92) on Monday as Seattle
opens a three-game series against Philadelphia. RHP Kevin
Gausman (6-11, 4.58) gets the nod for the Cubs against the
Diamondbacks’ Merrill Kelly (8-11, 5.37) on Monday in Arizona.
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