DENVER, COLORADO - JULY 21: Catcher Tom Murphy #2 and starting pitcher Keynan Middleton #99 of the Seattle Mariners confer. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
The Seattle Mariners loss to the Rockies Wednesday brought upon another edition of the failed bullpen days Seattle has been deploying with several starters injured. In this episode, Keynan Middleton made the start as the opener, getting rocked for five hits and five earned runs in one inning, putting them in a hole they ultimately could not climb out of.
It was the seventh time the Mariners have done this, and it dropped their record to 1-5 in those games.