The Tampa Bay Rays couldn’t slow down the red-hot Seattle Mariners on Saturday night, falling 7-4 at T-Mobile Park, but one of the game’s most memorable moments came in a rare pitcher-batter duel that had the crowd buzzing.

In the top of the sixth inning, Rays reliever Mason Englert faced Mariners shortstop J.P. Crawford in what turned into a marathon 17-pitch at-bat — tied for the longest by a Seattle hitter since pitch tracking began in 1988. Crawford fouled off 12 pitches in the battle before finally popping out to shortstop, drawing a standing ovation from the home crowd despite the out.

The gritty showdown was one of the few bright spots for the Rays on a night when Seattle’s offense flexed its muscle early and often. Cal Raleigh, fresh off Friday’s go-ahead homer , launched his

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