Hisashi Iwakuma could tell his stuff wasn’t sharp Friday while warming up in the bullpen. That’s not always a harbinger, but he then saw his first pitch lined into the left-field corner for a double.
And so it went.
The Mariners lurched their way through an 8-2 loss to the Texas Rangers at Surprise Stadium. They committed two costly outfield errors and saw their three-game spring winning streak come to an end.
"Our pitching today wasn’t as sharp as it has been," manager Scott Servais said. "We’ve pitched really well down. A few walks today. We left some balls up.