The Mariners quenched a lot of doubts and started the road trip out on the best note they could against the Padres.

Randy Arozarena homered off Michael King in the three-run fourth inning and the AL West-leading Seattle Mariners beat the San Diego Padres 6-1 to sweep the opening series of the inaugural Vedder Cup.

With the score 6-1, the Mariners could go to Eduard Bazardo for the bottom of the ninth instead of Andrés Muñoz. That inning got off to an inauspicious start, with a pair of walks and zero command evident from Bazardo. But just like the game as a whole, the bottom of the ninth started out a little shaky but was ultimately fine.