As bad as this was, it wasn’t all bad.
The Mariners rang up seven runs and 14 hits Tuesday night against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. They will take that again Wednesday and in every other game for the remainder of the season and take their chances.
On Tuesday, though, it wasn’t nearly enough.
The Twins had a franchise-record 28 hits, which is also a Mariners record for an opponent, in 20-7 beatdown that amounted to payback plus for the Mariners’ 14-3 romp Monday in the series opener.
Christian Bergman has been a reliable replacement part in an injury-depleted rotation.