We all know the drill about spring training, especially in the second game. Sun and wind wreaking havoc? Adventurous baserunning? Head-spinning lead changes? All of this and more was on display at Tempe Diablo Stadium this afternoon, but the Mariners couldn’t pull this one out against the Angels, losing 11-10 and falling to 0-1 in the early Cactus League slate.
It was a wild one right from the jump. Angels starter Jack Kochanowicz set down the top of Seattle’s order on just seven pitches, but Logan Evans ran into trouble quickly, with Taylor Ward reaching on a slow roller that third baseman Miles Mastrobuoni couldn’t get out of his hand in time and scoring on a ringing double from Logan O’Hoppe.