Maybe it was the afternoon start or maybe the presence of Dan The Man Wilson on the broadcast (paired with Dave Sims, which I’ve decided is my favorite pairing), but today was moderately...pleasant baseball? The Mariners hung tough, despite a rocky beginning that featured Fernando Tatis Jr. homering in a 3-2 count on a middle-middle slider in the first at-bat of the game. Yusei Kikuchi settled down after that, though, working relatively stress-free into the fourth inning, where his command started to slip. After getting two quick outs, Kikuchi walked the next two batters to load the bases, but was able to get Austin Hedges to pop out to end the threat.
Mariners show brief signs of life, end 7-game losing streak to Padres
