Mariners get much-needed win over White Sox to help alleviate recent frustration

Ryan Divish, The Seattle Times on May 20, 2026

Published in Baseball

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SEATTLE — A homestand that started off with the bad kind of sweep ended with a series win.

The Seattle Mariners, a team with glaring weaknesses and inconsistent performances, assuaged the growing discontent among the fanbase and building frustration within their clubhouse with a 5-4 win over the Chicago White Sox Wednesday afternoon at T-Mobile Park.

After allowing a solo homer to pinch-hitter Randal Grichuk on his first pitch of a save situation, Jose A. Ferrer, who was working for a third consecutive day, came back to strike out the next three hitters he faced in dominant fashion to close out the win.

Seattle improved to 24-27 on the season and will head out on a six-game road trip that includes a day off on Thursday and three-game series in Kansas City, starting Friday evening.

The Mariners picked up three critical runs in the bottom of the seventh. Jhonny Pereda hit his first MLB homer — a solo blast to left field — and Randy Arozarena added a two-run homer that proved to be needed for a victory.

Emerson Hancock provided an effective, if not dominant, start. The right-hander battled some command issues and pitched constant traffic on the bases, but still worked five innings. He allowed two runs on five hits with three walks and four strikeouts.

After a 1-2-3 first inning, Hancock put himself in a difficult situation walking the first three batters he faced. He came back to strike out Christian Peters swinging and coaxed Drew Romo into hitting into an inning-ending double play.

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