Jet Lagged Mariners’ Bats Stay Silent in Exhibition Opener

It appears the Mariners partied a little too hard at FanFest over the weekend as they fell 8-0 to the Padres in their inaugural game in their newly minted home.

Mike Leake fanned Ian Kinsler to open the game (SUCK IT, IAN), but it was all downhill from there as the 2-3-4-5 hitters for the Padres went single-double-home run-double before Leake induced a popup that was followed by the inevitable Ryon Healy error at the hot corner and then another home run allowed. Before many fans found their $10 sit-wherever-the-heck-you-want seats, the Padres had batted around and the M’s were down 6-0.

Chris Paddack, who the started the game for the Padres, was every bit as advertised, striking out Mallex…