Juan Nicasio's May struggles continue in Mariners' late loss | The News Tribune

Their starter wasn't going all nine innings in this one.

And what a rough month of May so far for Juan Nicasio.

He entered Wednesday with the second-most holds in the major leagues, a stat tied to how often a reliever holds a lead out of the bullpen. Nicasio’s been the Seattle Mariners’ most trusted set-up reliever to Edwin Diaz.

Except Nicasio allowed five consecutive hits, including four doubles, in the bottom of the eighth inning before he was finally pulled.

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