Next-to-last, it seems, isn’t good enough for the Mariners. They appear bent on becoming the worst baserunning club in the majors.
Thursday’s 7-4 loss to the Oakland Athletics included two more baserunning blunders and, even worse, both resulted in the first out of an inning.
The Mariners trailed 3-0 when Mitch Haniger, after a leadoff double, tried to advance to third on Jarrod Dyson’s fly ball to center.
"At that point," Haniger said, "it’s still early in the game. I thought it was deep enough, but the guy made a great throw. So I just kind of tip my hat.