Tonight was an out away from functional perfection. When Trent Thornton went down in a heap, rolling in agony as he grasped his right ankle on the potential final play of the game, it smudged a cinematically pristine evening at the ballpark. I hope he is not as severely injured as it looked in the moment, and will proceed with the recap of the Seattle Mariners 6-0 romp victory over the Texas Rangers henceforth.
What the Mariners accomplished Thursday night was precisely what they’d sought to achieve with their efforts at the deadline and this season.