By rights, this recap should be about Emerson Hancock, making a triumphant return to the mound and spinning five solid innings after being blown off the field in his season debut. It cannot be about that alone, because the Mariners refuse to be a normal baseball team, taking the most circuitous route possible to winning their first road series. I have prepared a helpful chart for you to understand today’s game:
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This game did start off normally. Emerson Hancock gave up a two-run dinger in his first inning of work, as Austin Hays jumped on a sinker Hancock left on the plate, scoring Elly De La Cruz, who had legged out an infield single.