Mariners scratch starter Mike Leake just before first pitch on Tuesday night due to illness

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Mike Leake throws against the Houston Astros during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, Aug. 10, 2018, in Houston. (David J. Phillip / The Associated Press)A few hours before he was scheduled to pitch on Tuesday night, Mike Leake arrived in the Mariners clubhouse looking a little worn and peaked. But then again, he always sort of looks that way. Still when Leake walked directly into the training room without stopping at his locker it actually proved to be a sign of things to come.

About an hour later, the Mariners announced that Leake had bee scratched from his start due to an illness. Reliever Nick Vincent was penciled into yet another bullpen…