Mariners drop ball, game, series in 10-2 loss to Brewers

Stephen Brashear-Imagn ImagesOpportunity keeps rolling past the Mariners.

The Mariners pitched poorly, fielded poorly, and hit poorly in their 10-2 loss to the Brewers on Wednesday. I imagine they would have run the bases poorly, too, but they didn’t really bother. They wrapped up “the most important stretch of the year” with a record of 11-8, including going 6-6 against a few of the league’s best teams. Over that four-week stretch, they gained half a game on the Astros, who completed a sweep of the Diamondbacks on Wednesday. The Mariners are six back in the AL West.

Luis Castillo was OK. His fastball was in the zone and past batters and generated eight of his 13 whiffs. He entered the game…