The Seattle Mariners (28-19) dropped the opener of their 3-game series to the Minnesota Twins (13-34) on Friday night at Safeco Field. Paul Dean (1-1, 3.34 ERA) was the pitcher on record for the win. Felix Hernandez (4-4, 2.86 ERA) was the losing pitcher for the Mariners.
Coming into this game, Felix was one of two pitchers who had a sub-2.00 ERA against the Twins. In 17 career starts against the Twins, Felix had posted a 8-5 record with a 1.93 ERA. Tonight was a little bit of a different story. Felix got through the first two innings only giving up a solo home run to Miguel Sano.