The Mariner game yesterday was prolonged and brutal. The Mariners played chicken with losing throughout the game, spending several precarious innings seemingly on the brink of disaster. The ninth, tenth, and eleventh innings were all agonizing.
But once the game reached extra innings, there was one player in the back of everyone’s mind: Edwin Díaz. I don’t blame you if you wanted to scream at Scott Servais in the eleventh inning when James Pazos came in and promptly walked Jed Lowrie on four pitches, putting the winning run on second base and bringing Khris Davis to the plate.