Normally witnessing Felix Hernandez walk off a mound after just four innings, after allowing a leadoff home run and then setting two runners on base after back-to-back walks to start his final frame, would pretty much write the book on that Seattle Mariners game.
The Mariners’ near-obsolete offense, again, did that for them.
Hernandez’s final line actually wasn’t all that impacted by what was mostly a struggle of an outing for the 32-year-old, but the Mariners offense mustered little against this New York Yankees pitching for a second consecutive night in a 4-2 loss on Saturday at Safeco Field.