This is going to be short and to the point because I am low on computer battery and high on annoyance: the Mariners lost the second game of today’s doubleheader, after barely scraping out a 2-1 win earlier today and laying an egg on Friday night in front of an big home crowd. Splitting a series against the lowly Angels is now the best-case scenario for a team that was riding high coming in on a series win against the Yankees. From king-killer to bottom-dweller grappler, I guess? There’s nothing really good to say, but let’s dissect this particularly ugly frog nonetheless:
Problem the first: starting pitching
As the season wears on, it’s starting to become apparent that the pixie dust covering the weaker parts of Seattle’s rotation is starting to wear thin.