If you’re wanting to know just how terrible this Seattle Mariners offense has turned, just look at sixth, seventh and eighth innings of Wednesday’s 5-4 loss to the San Diego Padres.
Nine Mariners batters walked to the plate. Nine struck out.
That’s the most consecutive batters to strike out in Mariners history.
How ugly this second half of Seattle’s season turned ... from once 24 games above .500, from once 11½ games ahead of the Oakland Athletics … to this. To three defensive errors, to nine consecutive strikeouts, to being swept in both two-game series the Mariners played against the team with the fewest wins in the National League.