Dominic Canzone’s 2-run homer in the 8th lifts the Mariners over the Dodgers 7-6

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dominic Canzone hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer — his second longball of the game and fifth for Seattle — in the eighth inning to rally the Mariners past the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-6 on Tuesday night in their series opener.

Canzone sent a high flyball 414 feet into center field off reliever Alex Vesia, scoring Julio Rodríguez, who singled and stole second, for a 7-5 lead.

The NL West-leading Dodgers blew three one-run leads and grounded into three double plays. Every Dodger except Teoscar Hernández had at least one hit.

The Dodgers cut their deficit to 7-6 in the ninth against Seattle closer Andrés Muñoz, who earned his 19th save.

Dalton Rushing singled leading off. Shohei Ohtani followed with a double to right that was misplayed by defensive replacement Victor Robles, allowing Rushing to score and Ohtani to reach third. Robles had trouble picking up the ball on the warning track and it squirted out of his hand.

Max Muncy drew a nine-pitch, two-out walk that brought Mookie Betts to the plate. Betts grounded out to end the game.

José A. Ferrer (4-1) got the win with a scoreless inning of relief.

Brock Stewart (0-1) took the loss.

Also homering for the Mariners were Cal Raleigh, Rodríguez and Rob Refsnyder, who came off the injured list before the game and had a two-run drive that put Seattle ahead 4-2 in the fourth. Canzone's first homer — a 433-foot shot — in the sixth tied the game at 5.

Ohtani hit an opposite-field, two-strike homer leading off the bottom of the first for the Dodgers that traveled a foot farther than Canzone's first homer. Also going deep was Muncy, whose shot leading off the fifth put Los Angeles ahead 5-4.

Dodgers starter Justin Wrobleski had allowed just eight homers in 107 innings this season before giving up four in six innings.

Mariners starter Luis Castillo allowed five runs and 11 hits in five innings.

Mariners RHP Emerson Hancock (6-4, 3.16 ERA) starts Wednesday against Dodgers LHP Eric Lauer (5-5, 4.83).

This story has been corrected to show José A. Ferrer was the winning pitcher instead of Eduard Bazardo.

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Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Justin Wrobleski (70) throws pitch against the Seattle Mariners during the second inning of a baseball game Tuesday, July 28 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Wally Skalij)

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Luis Castillo (58) throws a pitch against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, July 28 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Wally Skalij)

Los Angeles Dodgers Shohei Ohtani (17) celebrates his solo home run against the Seattle Mariners during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, July 28 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Wally Skalij)

Seattle Mariners Cal Raleigh (29) celebrates his solo home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the second inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, July 28 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Wally Skalij)

CAIRO (AP) — Jordan's air defenses intercepted five missiles launched from Iran early Wednesday, the country's military said, hours after the U.S. military said it had knocked down an Iranian missile barrage launched against American forces in the Middle East, shattering a brief pause in fighting.

In a statement, the Jordanian military said the missiles had been “intercepted and destroyed.” Earlier, U.S. Central Command said they “remain vigilant and at a high state of readiness,” and that it worked with Saudi Arabia’s forces to strike sites in Iraq that Tehran-backed militias have used to launch attacks in recent days.

In announcing the strikes in Iraq, the U.S. warned that further attacks on American troops or Saudi Arabia’s energy infrastructure risked additional action.

The United States and Iran had experienced a period of calm, during which neither announced attacks for about three days following weeks of escalation over the strategic Strait of Hormuz, the Persian Gulf waterway and narrow chokepoint through which 20% of the world’s traded oil normally flows.

The fighting flared at the end of a month packed with multiple pressure points on U.S. President Donald Trump. In recent weeks, four U.S. troops died during the fighting, while the Pentagon asked an increasingly skeptical Congress for money to cover the conflict’s ballooning costs.

Iran launched its ballistic missile attack before American and Saudi forces carried out strikes in Iraq, according to a U.S. official, who stressed that the two attacks were not connected. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to detail sensitive military operations.

“U.S. and Saudi fighter aircraft struck multiple terrorist logistics and weapons sites across eastern Iraq in a strong response to over 30 IRGC-directed aerial drone attacks in the last 72 hours,” U.S. Central Command said, using an acronym for Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.

It said the Revolutionary Guard “and its terrorist proxies must cease these attacks to avoid further U.S. military response.”

The Saudi Defense Ministry acknowledged the strikes in a post on social media, warning that “the Kingdom emphasizes that it does not seek escalation but will respond to any aggression it faces.”

Associated Press writer Konstantin Toropin in Washington contributed to this report.

Iranian pro-government demonstrators chant slogans in a gathering at a square in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Small boats line the shore as cargo ships and other commercial vessels appear anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, July 27, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)