The stage set, lead in hand, the eighth inning had arrived. This had been about as winning-formula as it’s been for the Seattle Mariners recently – the game was in the right-handed arms of dominant duo Alex Colome and Edwin Diaz to lock up a much-needed Seattle win.
For once, they didn’t.
Diaz had converted his previous 28 saves. He was looking for No. 100 for his career and was 47-for-50 in save opportunities overall this season.
But when Max Muncy jumped on a full-count, 98-mph fastball, Diaz could only stare and turn his head in disbelief as it sailed over the right-field wall for home run No.