Here are three thoughts from the Mariners’ 8-1 loss Sunday to the White Sox:
1, The Mariners buried themselves early again.
The Mariners announced that Chris Heston, a 29-year-old pitching in Tacoma, would start on Sunday after Saturday night’s16-1 loss. The Mariners called up Heston and hoped he would be able to give them some valuable innings after Yovani Gallardo gave up 10 runs (nine earned) in less than four innings the night before.
Instead, Heston didn’t fare much better than Gallardo. He gave up seven hits, four walks and seven earned runs in just three innings.