Saturday takeaways: Mariners shelled 16-1 by White Sox

Start with the obvious. Not much went right Saturday night for the Mariners in absorbing a 16-1 shellacking from the Chicago White Sox at Safeco Field.

Yovani Gallardo gave up 10 runs for the second time in an 11-year career and failed to last four innings. Lefty swingman Dillon Overton wasn’t much better. The Mariners closed the game with infielder Mike Freeman on the mound.

Avisail Garcia paced a thoroughly balanced Chicago attack with four hits, including two homers, and drove in a career-high six runs. Eight different White Sox had multiple hits.

Afterward, Mariners manager Scott Servais pointed out what losing managers usually point out after lopsided losses: "Fortunately, it counts as…