A of all, the Mariners bullpen had a little meltdown for a five-run eighth inning. Tayler Suacedo was particularly rough, giving up hits to all three batters he faced, including two dingers. It was his fifth bad outing in a row, and he also allowed the runner he inherited to score, which has been a troubling pattern all season. He’s up to letting 52% of his inherited runners score, which is close to the bottom ten in the majors. League average is 33%.
And second-of-ly, the Mariners offense went quiet, but not in an embarrassing way considering they were facing Zack Wheeler.