By

Final | Mariners 2, Twins 1

LHP Robbie Ray (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. RHP Joe Ryan (0-0, 0.00 ERA)

1:10 p.m. | Target Field | Minneapolis, Minnesota

TV: ROOT Sports | Radio: 710 AM

Jump to: Live updates » | Comments »

Related Mariners season preview 2022

HOLD FOR SPECIAL SECTION ­The Seattle Mariners greatly added to its offensive power with the addition of four players. From left, Adam Frazier, Robbie Ray, Jesse Winker, and Eugenio Suarez. The Seattle Mariners Spring Training camp is being held at the Peoria Sports Complex, in Peoria, AZ, March 16, 2022. 219852

    Robbie Ray goes 7 innings as Mariners beat Twins 2-1 on opening day

    MINNEAPOLIS — That expected regression from the Mariners’ supposedly unsustainable success in one-run games last season?

    Well, it will have to wait until at least Game 2 of the 2022 season.

    Following a pattern that led them to 90 wins in 2021, including a 33-19 record in games decided by one, the Mariners opened this season filled with expectations of the postseason and more with a 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins.

    On a day where a steady wind gusting over 15 mph pushed on-field temperatures into the low 30s, left-hander Robbie Ray, the reigning American League Cy Young Award winners and the Mariners’ top free agent acquisition in the offseason, delivered a solid performance in his first career opening day start.

    Read more.

    —Ryan Divish
    Advertising

    Mariners beat Twins 2-1 in season opener

    Twins down to their last out after Kirilloff strikeout

    Steckenrider gets Sano to foul out for first out of 9th

    Advertising

    Twins open 9th with single to center

    Steckenrider enters for the save in the bottom of the 9th ...

    Advertising

    Sewald takes over on mound for Mariners in bottom of 8th

    Paul Sewald warming up in bullpen

    Ray completes seven innings of one-run ball in Mariners debut

    Advertising

    Castillo warming as Ray starts seventh

    Ray gets through six innings at 87 pitches

    Advertising

    Rodriguez strikes out looking in third at-bat of debut

    Ray again gets out of trouble as Mariners lead entering 6th

    Advertising

    Buxton up with two on in bottom of 5th

    Haniger, Suarez and Kelenic strike out in succession to end threat

    Suarez strikes out for third time in Mariners debut

    Advertising

    Winker singles to give Mariners two on, no out in top 5

    Ty France singles off new Twins pitcher Jhoan Duran

    Gio Urshela cuts into Mariners' lead with solo HR

    Advertising

    Mariners strand two, but hold 2-0 lead

    Cal Raleigh gets Mariners' second hit as Seattle has two on in top 4

    Rodriguez strikes out on checked swing in second at-bat

    Advertising

    Ray gets out of jam with strikeout and double play

    Ray in some trouble with two on, no out in bottom of 3rd

    Advertising

    Two on for Mitch Haniger in top of 3rd

    End of 2nd: Mariners 2, Twins 0

    Ray strikes out Miguel Sano for first strikeout as a Mariner

    Advertising

    Julio Rodriguez hits a little dribbler in first MLB at-bat

    Robbie Ray sends Twins down in 8 pitches in bottom of first

    Advertising

    Robbie Ray takes the mound

    Mitch Haniger smashes two-run homer for early lead

    Here we go again ... Ty France hit by pitch in first at-bat

    Mariners lose challenge on first at-bat of season despite controversial call

    Baseball!

    LIVE: Listen to Divish and Stone preview the Mariners' season

    T-minus one hour!!

    Mariners' opening-day lineup is here

    Mariners sign shortstop J.P. Crawford to 5-year contract extension

    MINNEAPOLIS — In the days after the 2021 season ended in disappointment, Mariners president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto made calling J.P. Crawford his first priority. The purpose of conversation was to reassure the Mariners’ emotional shortstop that regardless of any rumors he might hear or see about the team being linked to free agents like Carlos Correa, Marcus Semien and Trevor Story, that he would still be their starting shortstop moving forward.

    On the day the much-anticipated 2022 season begins for Mariners, Dipoto and the organization proved their words weren’t hollow to Crawford, signing him to a five-year, $51 million contract extension.

    In a press conference at Target Field, hours before first pitch, Crawford, Dipoto and Mariners chairman John Stanton met with the media to discuss the extension. Clad in an impeccable gray suit and with his wife, Kathy, at his side, Crawford offered a different side of the emotion and passion that has made him a fan favorite in the city.

    Read more.

    —Ryan Divish
    Seattle Times sports staff

    Most Read Sports Stories