Another night, another hero for the Seattle Mariners.

Backup catcher Mitch Garver was the latest, hitting a tiebreaking solo homer with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning to give the Mariners a 2-1 victory against the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Friday.

It was the seventh victory in a row for the Mariners (80-68), who remained tied with Houston atop the American League West and maintained their two-game lead over surging Texas for the league's third and final wild-card berth.

Seattle will look to continue its good fortune on Saturday against Los Angeles.

Manager Dan Wilson often talks about getting contributions up and down the lineup, and that's certainly been the case the past few nights.

September call-ups Leo Rivas and Harry Ford drove in the deciding runs in extra inn

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