This Seattle Mariners offense scored runs so frugally through July that a night like this to end the month only seemed a fitting end to capture their month-long swoon.
The Mariners’ 5-2 loss to the Houston Astros on Tuesday night at Safeco Field secured their place as the worst run-producing offense of any team in the majors for the month of July.
That’s a problem. The Mariners christened two of their new bullpen arms for the first time with right-hander Sam Tuivailala and Zach Duke making their Mariners debuts, but relief arms aren’t much help when the Mariners only managed to muster runs in the fourth and sixth innings.