BALTIMORE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners spent nearly six hours trying to get a win that ultimately eluded their grasp for a variety of reasons, not the least of which was an ejection that infuriated manager Lloyd McClendon.
Seattle rallied from a four-run deficit before the Baltimore Orioles got a tiebreaking RBI single from J.J. Hardy in the eighth inning of a 5-4 victory Thursday.
The game lasted 3 1/2 hours and was interrupted by rain for 2 hours, 5 minutes after starting 12 minutes late because of showers. That didn't bother McClendon as much as his team's inability to get a clutch hit and the ejection of No.