The Mariners started the game well, busting out a first at-bat single off the stick of Nori Aoki in the top of the first, but were immediately shut down in succession after, ending the inning, thus sending M’s rookie starter, Ariel Miranda, to the mound.
Miranda was hoping for a similar- or better- start to his inaugural outing versus the Red Sox on August 4th where he earned an eight-hit two-run quality start over six innings, but the bottom of the first didn’t help his case for a win.