Haniger homers to lift Mariners 4-3 over Rays

Seattle: Mitch Haniger swung for the fences with the count 3-1, but to no avail. He eased up on 3-2 — and still hit a long home run to a most impressive spot at Safeco Field. Haniger hit an impressive opposite-field homer leading off the 13th inning to help the Seattle Mariners beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Friday night to improve to 6-0 in extra innings. Haniger’s drive went out to right-centre field, capping a game that lasted four hours, 16 minutes. Haniger jumped into a crowd of teammates at home plate and was doused with a bucket of blue Gatorade. The home run was his 12th this season and his eighth game-winning RBI.