If the season wasn’t over already, the Mariners needed a win tonight to have any hope in claiming a postseason spot. To be fair, they would essentially have to win out at this point. At 7.5 games behind Oakland for the second wild card position, Seattle needs to win out (yes, really) and the Athletics need to collapse at a historic pace. Instead, Oakland would secure a 3-2 win over Baltimore Tuesday and send the Mariners to 8.5 behind.
To put the disaster on Tuesday’s game into perspective, the Mariners scored one run. Versus the Padres.