Seattle Mariners at Baltimore Orioles

Randy Arozarena was as amped as ever on Tuesday night, and the only thing missing from his celebration following a game-winning homer over the Orioles might have been an actual amp. The Mariners’ slugging left fielder salvaged a 6-5 victory by punching an opposite-field, two-run homer to lead off the 10th inning -- immediately after José A. Ferrer coughed away a two-run lead in the bottom of the ninth. Upon seizing the Mariners’ celebratory home run trident, as has become a blossoming custom for Arozarena, he flipped the prop on his knee and began strumming it like a guitar. Julio Rodríguez ambushed him, and both pointed towards the dugout camera feeding to the Mariners broadcast. It’s become a new antic for the electric outfield tandem, amplifying one of the sport’s more unique home run celebrations. “It motivates him, it motivates me,” Arozarena said through an interpreter. “We both go out there, it just keeps things light, keeps things fun, and we just go out there and literally just enjoy the moment and enjoy the game we're playing.” Arozarena’s big blast came on the heels of Ferrer barely escaping a bases-loaded jam to push this one to extras, after the lefty gave up the tying runs that squashed a lead the Mariners had carried since Mitch Garver’s three-run homer in the fourth. The night wasn’t over even after Arozarena’s huge hack, as newcomer Nick Davila gave up another run but was saved by a remarkable putout from Patrick Wisdom to cut down the tying run at the plate. It was the third baseman’s second of the night at home and Seattle’s third overall, as Cole Young had one from shortstop in the second inning. “You try to calm yourself because you don't want to white-knuckle it out there,” Wisdom said. “But just kind of be athletic, and you're obviously aware that that's the tying run.” Wisdom corralled the slow one-hopper and threw off his back foot in foul territory, light enough (61.9 mph) to ensure accuracy but quick enough to position Garver for a clean tag on speedster Blaze Alexander, who was diving headfirst. It was also close enough that the Orioles challenged -- they likely would’ve anyway, given that they had a challenge added when the game reached extras -- but the ruling was upheld.