Mariners play unfun, fun, then unfun again game, lose to Baltimore 2-9

Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty ImagesEven having prepared oneself mentally for the jump in competition from the A’s and Royals to the Orioles and Yankees, tonight was a jarring start to the Mariners’ long road trip, as the Orioles battered Mariners pitching for nine runs. This was an odd game, starting out nearly unwatchable, then becoming actually sort of fun before descending back into unwatchably bad territory. Here’s how it went down, for those of you who (blissfully) did not see it:

The Mariners got off to a promising start against John Means, who no-hit the Mariners the last time he saw them in 2021, with Dylan Moore doubling on the first pitch of the ballgame and eventually coming…