There wasn’t much noise in the Mariners clubhouse Sunday afternoon. Players quickly packed up to get ready for a key trip to Washington, D.C., Boston and Colorado.
Seattle was doomed early. Chris Heston, who was plagued by command issues with his sinking fastball, and a little bit of bad luck, gave up five first-inning run in the 8-1 loss. On the flip side, Chicago White Sox starter Derek Holland was brilliant with eight innings of one-run ball.
Three takeaways from Sunday’s loss:
**Nelson Cruz has to do it alone ... for now: Slugger Nelson Cruz accounted for the Mariners’ lone run – a seventh-inning home run – and continues to be one of the AL’s top run producers.