Mike Leake had been on a roll.
In four straight starts, the Mariners starter had gone at least seven innings, while shutting down division leaders Houston and Minnesota, and two other decent teams, Oakland and the Los Angeles Angels.
You might assume that he would carve up the Baltimore Orioles, the worst team in the major leagues. But you know what they say about assumptions.
Leake was knocked around in the first inning Friday night, then knocked out in the sixth, and yet this being the Baltimore Orioles, it didn’t matter.
The Mariners hitters feasted on one pitcher after another and Seattle won 10-9 at T-Mobile Park for its first three-game winning streak since April 18-20.