The bottom of the order went hitless, the bullpen gave up a lead, and the Mariners dropped another series to the Orioles.
The Mariners lost 3-2 to the Orioles on Wednesday in game that was mostly uneventful and mostly uninspiring. Emerson Hancock was solid, however, pitching into the sixth, generating a few whiffs, and striking out six batters. He once again showed an increasingly believable ability to generate weak contact, save for a mammoth solo-homer to Adley Rutschman on his final batter of the night. Rutschman’s homer was just the second hit Hancock allowed over 5.2 innings and the only run.