In a way, it’s good that the Mariners have been playing so terribly over this stretch. That way, I didn’t get my hopes up when they raced out to a quick lead on Angels starter Jack Kochanowicz, thanks to back-to-back singles from Jorge Polanco and Julio Rodríguez, and the The Best Catcher in Baseball being The Best Catcher in Baseball:
The Mariners added another run in the second, courtesy of Cole Young’s first big-league extra-base hit, a double that just missed being a homer in Anaheim’s tiny short right field.