No late magic Thursday for the Mariners.
This time when Mike Zunino hit the ball on the screws, the result was a rally-killing double play in a 2-1 loss to the Minnesota Twins at Safeco Field.
Zunino hit a two-run walk-off homer in Wednesday’s comeback victory, and he had another chance to play hero Thursday when he came to the plate in the eighth inning with one out and runners at first and second.
And Zunino seemed to deliver again when he drove a rocket back through the box — until Twins reliever Taylor Rogers speared the ball on the fly, turned and threw to second for an inning-ending double play.