Emerson singles in 9th for Mariners' second straight walk-off victory over the Twins

SEATTLE (AP) — Colt Emerson singled to right in the ninth inning to score pinch-runner Stuard Fairchild from third for the Seattle Mariners' second straight walk-off victory over the Minnesota Twins, 7-6 on Sunday.

The Mariners had blown a 6-0 lead as the Twins scored five runs in the eighth, then tied it on Luke Keaschall’s leadoff homer in the ninth.

Josh Naylor led off the Seattle ninth with a single to right. After Cal Raleigh struck out, Victor Robles drilled a shot to center. Naylor scrambled all the way to third, beating the throw with a hard slide, and Robles took second. Naylor was shaken up on the slide, but walked off the field under his own power and was replaced by Fairchild, who came up from Triple-A Tacoma on Saturday.

Emerson then sent a 1-2 pitch off the glove of first baseman Victor Caratini, and Fairchild scored easily.

George Kirby, who has been mentioned in trade rumors throughout the weekend leading up to Monday’s trading deadline, pitched seven shutout innings for Seattle. He scattered five hits, all singles, striking out three and walking just one.

Reliever Andres Munoz (5-4) picked up the win despite giving up the game-tying homer on his second pitch of the ninth.

Yoendrys Gomez (2-1) took the loss for Minnesota.

Cole Young had four of Seattle’s 14 hits. Emerson, Julio Rodriguez and Josh Naylor had two each. Naylor extended his on-base streak to 24 straight games, currently the longest active streak in the majors.

Twins starter Taj Bradley pitched six innings, giving up seven hits with four walks and two strikeouts.

Keaschall, Trevor Larnach, Royce Lewis and Josh Bell each had two of Minnesota’s 11 hits. Larnach’s 10th homer of the season got Minnesota on the board in the eighth, cutting the margin to 6-2. Later in the eighth, Lewis hit his 12th of the year, a three-run shot, to make it 6-5.

The Twins will send Joe Ryan (6-7, 3.52 ERA) to the mound Tuesday for the opener of a three-game series at Kansas City. The Mariners have not yet announced a starter for their home game against Detroit on Tuesday.

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Minnesota Twins' Luke Keaschall follows through on a solo home run against the Seattle Mariners during the ninth inningof a baseball game, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Andrés Muñoz reacts after allowing a solo home run from Minnesota Twins' Luke Keaschall to tie the game during the ninth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Seattle Mariners' Colt Emerson reacts after hitting a walk-off RBI single during the ninth inning to win a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Teammates throw gum at Seattle Mariners' Colt Emerson as they celebrate his walk-off RBI single to beat the Minnesota Twins in a baseball game, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Seattle Mariners' Julio Rodríguez, left, puts a gum bucket on the head of teammate Colt Emerson as they celebrate Emerson's walk-off RBI single during the ninth inning for a win over the Minnesota Twins in a baseball game, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly declined Tuesday, despite a rally on Wall Street boosted by easing oil prices, as regional investors still weighed the impact from the recent joint U.S.-Japan currency intervention.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 slipped 0.6% to 63,369.85, as the U.S. dollar inched up to 157.63 Japanese yen from 157.18 yen. The euro cost $1.1511, little changed from $1.1514. The dollar was trading at 160-yen levels before the intervention.

Some analysts said the effectiveness of such an intervention remains uncertain as it doesn't address the fundamental economic reasons behind the currency fluctuations, including inflation, interest rates and the relative strengths of the economies.

“A U.S.-backed operation carries far more signaling weight than Tokyo acting alone, and the pledge of further action will give speculators pause. But any U.S. contribution will probably be constrained by size,” a report by BMI, a unit of Fitch Solutions, said.

Matthew Ryan, head of market strategy at global financial services firm Ebury, noted the latest effort could have some impact because it appears to signal a real change in monetary policy rather than just a one-time defensive move.

“This is an historic and meaningful development for the yen, which materially improves confidence in our mildly bullish call for the currency,” he said.

South Korea's Kospi inched down less than 0.1% to 6,254.76. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 added 1.2% to 9,128.60. Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 0.5% to 25,881.99, while the Shanghai Composite declined 0.2% to 3,802.61.

On Wall Street, share prices rallied Monday after easing oil prices helped calm worries that inflation could get even worse. The S&P 500 jumped 1.5% and is just 0.1% below its record set earlier this summer.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which measures a narrower slice of the U.S. stock market, climbed 693 points or 1.3% to an all-time high, while the Nasdaq composite leaped 2.1%.

In energy trading in Asia early Tuesday, benchmark U.S. crude gained 50 cents to $80.84 a barrel. Brent crude, the international standard, rose 63 cents to $84.40 a barrel.

A day earlier, it had dropped after U.S. President Donald Trump said over the weekend that he decided to hold off on new strikes against Iran at the urging of allies in the region.

Brent’s price careened between $72 and $102 last month as worries rose and fell over the war in Iran and when oil tankers would be allowed to freely exit the Persian Gulf again to deliver crude to customers worldwide.

The yield on the 10-year Treasury sank to 4.68% from 4.75% late Friday. It remains well above its 3.97% level from before the war with Iran.

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AP Business Writer Stan Choe contributed to this report.

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, July 30, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Currency traders watch monitors near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Currency traders work at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)