Thanks to Yusei Kikuchi and Taylor Trammell, the Mariners can breathe a sigh of relief after escaping Houston with a single win. There were some good things that happened during the series — Justin Dunn pitched another promising start and the team was a bullpen meltdown away from splitting the series. But the offensive woes the lineup struggles through once the first three hitters are past are definitely catching up to them. Add onto that a serious problem in the rotation after Marco Gonzales was placed on the injured list with an ominous sounding forearm issue and it’s reasonable to feel down on the team despite their record.
Series Preview: Mariners (14-12) vs. Angels (12-11)
