Going 2-for-17 with runners in scoring position is not going to fly for the Mariners.
Not like that bald eagle did before their game against the Twins at Target field, anyway, confusing James Paxton for an actual big maple during the pre-game national anthem.
“First time I’ve had one try to land on me,” Paxton said. “So that was interesting.”
Interesting day, indeed, for the left-hander.
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Those pregame hijinks overshadowed the game that followed, especially with the Mariners succumbing to the Fernando Rodney experience in the ninth inning after leaving 11 runners on base and going 2-for-17 with runners in scoring position in the 4-2 loss – squandering a bounce-back start from Paxton.