It ended early Tuesday night at Safeco Field.
The Mariners got a three-run homer in the first inning from Robinson Cano, added two more runs in the third and a seven spot in the fourth. The result was a 12-3 pasting of the Minnesota Twins in the start to a three-game series.
Lefty James Paxton wasn’t particularly sharp in throwing 96 pitches in just five innings. But as he pointed out afterward: "That happens, and it’s a good game to do it when we score 12 runs."
The Mariners have won eight of their last nine, and they are just pounding opponents — outscoring them 69-25 in that span.