Seattle Mariners Fall Out Of AL West Lead After Big Loss originally appeared on Athlon Sports. It's been a good run for the Seattle Mariners atop the American League West Division standings. But that's over now after Seattle suffered a big blow, losing to the Minnesota Twins 12-6 in extra innings on Friday, May 30.

Cole Young's MLB debut played out almost like a movie script. "I can't even describe it," the highly touted Seattle Mariners prospect said.

Entering play on Thursday, the Seattle Mariners are 30-24 and in first place in the American League West, though the lead is down to just 0.5 games. The M's are

The game featured a 10-minute delay for a fire alarm, the first ejection of Carlos Correa’s career, another ninth-inning comeback for the Twins and two extra-inning hits that failed to produce a run.

Luke Raley was seen taking batting practice at T-Mobile Park this week and is expected to begin a rehab assignment next week.

According to Seattle Sports, on Friday, Raleigh became “the first catcher in MLB history and just the 28th player overall to reach 20 homers before the end of May. He’s also the first Mariners player with 10-plus homers in back-to-back months since Alex Rodriguez achieved the feat in 1999.”

With his team in need of a spark, JP Crawford bashed a go-ahead home run vs. the Twins, even if he broke the Mariners scoreboard.