The Mariners got more than enough good pitching out of Felix Hernandez on Sunday to finish their three-game series against Oakland with a sweep.
But Athletics starter Sean Manaea was slightly better over seven innings, limiting Seattle’s hot-hitting lineup to a Kyle Seager single and a Taylor Motter solo homer.
“Our offense has been going so good, you didn’t expect to see that game out there today,” manager Scott Servais said after the 2-1 defeat. “That’s baseball. That’s the beauty of it.”
Having fattened up on the likes of the Royals and Athletics during the four-game winning streak Manaea halted, the schedule gets substantially tougher this week when the defending World Series champion Houston Astros visit Safeco Field for four games beginning Monday.