Julio Rodriguez of the Seattle Mariners Joins an Elite List in Latest Crushing Loss

The Seattle Mariners had an inexcusable loss on Monday to the Los Angeles Angels but Julio Rodriguez joined an incredibly rare club in baseball history with a 10th-inning home run.

The Seattle Mariners suffered an inexcusable loss on Monday to the Los Angeles Angels 8-5.

The loss drops the M's to 79-65 and means they've dropped four straight and seven of their last 10. They've gone from leading the American League West to 0.5 games out of a playoff spot entirely.

Playing against a lineup of mostly Angels' backups and young players, the M's squandered a 3-0 lead, then failed to score with the bases loaded and nobody out in a tie game in the bottom of the ninth. They also ran into multiple outs on the bases.

In the 10th, they surrendered a two-run home run with two outs and two strikes to Brandon Drury to go down 5-3, but then tied it up at 5-5 on a home run by Julio Rodriguez. The Halos got three more runs in the 11th inning and the M's couldn't answer, leading to their latest defeat.

If you're looking a silver lining to the gut punch, Rodriguez joined a very rare club in baseball history - and team history - with the home run, which was his 30th of the year.

Per @MarinersPR

.@JRODshow44 is the 2nd @Mariners player to join the 30/30 club. He joins Alex Rodriguez (42 HR, 46 SB) in 1998. 

Julio is the 4th player in @MLB history to join the 30/30 club at age 22-or-younger, joining Rodriguez (1998), Mike Trout-LAA (2012) & Ronald Acuña Jr. (2019).

.@JRODshow44 is the 2nd @Mariners player to join the 30/30 club. He joins Alex Rodriguez (42 HR, 46 SB) in 1998.

Julio is the 4th player in @MLB history to join the 30/30 club at age 22-or-younger, joining Rodriguez (1998), Mike Trout-LAA (2012) & Ronald Acuña Jr. (2019).

— Mariners PR (@MarinersPR) September 12, 2023

He's also only the 44th player ever to register a 30/30 season. He went 4-for-5 on Monday and is now hitting .287 with the 30 homers, 97 RBI and 36 steals.

The Mariners will play the Angels again on Tuesday at 9:40 p.m. ET.

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