Spike got spiked.
That, and little offense behind Mike “Spike” Leake, was the difference in this Seattle Mariners 5-2 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday, with the Mariners just missing the three-game sweep of a club that entered Friday leading the National League West standings.
Meanwhile, the Mariners (74-57) continue to have a hard time gaining ground in this win-loaded top of the American League West.
Mariners pitching had bottled slugger Paul Goldschmidt up for almost all of this series until he got ahold of an 89-mph sinker from Leake and launched it for a three-run home run and a four-run D-Backs lead in the third inning.