Seattle took the first two games of the series by putting up five runs on Friday and six on Saturday. And while those numbers aren't off the charts, they're certainly welcome for a Mariners club that ranks last in the AL in scoring.
The six runs are the most scored by the Mariners at Safeco Field in their past 20 home games and they hadn't scored five-plus runs in back-to-back games anywhere since April 19-20.
"I think it's coming," said manager Lloyd McClendon. "I think there's a lot more to be had with this offense. The last two nights it was certainly very nice to see the way guys grinded their at-bats out, they took their walks, they got pitch counts up, they did a nice job.