DENVER — It can never be simple or stress-free — and that’s just for the fans watching at home.
The Mariners can’t pick up a nondescript, tension-free victory. It’s not in the DNA of this team.
And the combination of the Mariners’ bullpen and hitter-friendly Coors Field is the equivalent of a truck filled with dynamite crashing into a truck filled with nitroglycerin.
Monday night should have been a simple ninth inning of strikes and outs. The Mariners had a four-run lead.
But eight batters, four hits, three runs later, the Mariners escaped with a fortunate 8-7 victory over Colorado.