It was yet another emboldening sign, following the coattails of strong starts from Erasmo Ramirez and Andrew Albers, for the Mariners' patchwork starting rotation.
"I thought Ariel Miranda pitched his heart out tonight," Mariners manager Scott Servais said. "He gave us everything he had. He tweaked his ankle earlier in the game, and he hung in there."
As Servais alluded to, it was a gritty performance from Miranda.