For the first few innings, this looked like it would be a very different game. Yusei Kikuchi had another poor start, lasting just 3.1 innings. He surrendered five runs on nine hits, two of those on home runs, one a particularly juicy meatball on a changeup that hung in the middle of the plate for Niko Goodrum. The 3-1 lead the Mariners had built evaporated over that fourth inning, as Zac Grotz came on to try to staunch the bleeding. Grotz would throw a wild pitch, allowing a run to score, but struck out Brandon Dixon and got Ronny Rodriguez to ground out, evading further trouble.
Mariners remember baseball is supposed to be fun, conveniently play against worse team
