MINNEAPOLIS — Maybe the Mariners should play all of their games in sub-freezing temperatures because their woes of hitting with runners in scoring position disappeared on Saturday like a warm drink.
With a first pitch temperature of 27 degrees — the coldest temperature recorded for a first pitch in both the Mariners and Twins franchise histories — and wind chill dropping the temps to the teens, Seattle banged out 12 hits, going 5 for 9 with runners in scoring position, and rolled to a decisive 11-4 win over the Twins.
Coming into Saturday’s tilt on the tundra of Target Field, the Mariners were just 3 for 29 with runners in scoring position in their previous two games.