There was a surprising catalyst for the Seattle Mariners’ rally that led them to their third straight win on Monday night.

Naylor, Woo lead Mariners past Cardinals 4-2 for third straight win

With the M’s trailing St. Louis 2-0 in the top of the sixth inning, second baseman and No. 9 hitter Leo Rivas made Cardinals starting pitcher Miles Mikolas work. After getting to a 3-2 count on the first five pitches, Rivas fouled off three straight offerings before watching the ninth pitch for a leadoff walk.

And then the Mariners were off and running.

Jorge Polanco, who plated the final run with a sac fly , pointed at the leadoff man in that inning after the game.

“Good at-bats, good at-bats. It started with Leo in that inning,” Polanco said to Seattle Sports’ Curtis Rogers in an on-field in

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