ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Joe Beimel personified the Seattle Mariners' recently besieged bullpen in Wednesday afternoon's 7-2 loss at the Texas Rangers.
A one-run game got away quickly when Beimel allowed four of the five batters he faced to score. The rally began with a hit batter and ended with back-to-back-to-back home runs by Mitch Moreland, Mike Napoli and Elvis Andrus, the first homer coming on an 0-2 pitch.
Beimel said afterward that he has been fatigued for the last week or so. He thinks there is a knot in his back and felt on Wednesday like he was "throwing through mud.