Hopes were high coming into tonight. The M’s had yet to lose a game this season with Leake on the mound, and were hungry to bounce back from last night’s upsetting loss. The Astros too, had yet to lose a game with their starter, Gerrit Cole. Going into the game, one team had to budge. Sadly, it was not the Astros.
The Mariners held their ground throughout the first six innings of play, though. The only run allowed by Leake within that time came from a double to Brian McCann in the second, a double that allowed Marwin Gonzalez to score from first.