Ho hum, Dallas Keuchel dominated the M’s and the Astros won 6-2.  This isn’t news.  This isn’t shocking, to say the least.  This is Astros > Mariners, end of story.

Frankly, the most shocking thing about this game was the fact that the Mariners held a 1-0 lead into the fifth inning before the Astros finally took control.  That’s when Erasmo Ramirez gave up a couple solo homers to relinquish the lead.  Then, the second most shocking thing happened:  the Mariners tied the game at 2-2 in the sixth on a Kyle Seager homer, his second RBI of the day.

Had we played our cards right, and the bullpen not totally collapsed, maybe we could’ve squeezed in a third run and stolen a victory!

Instead, Scrabble brought zero to the table, and what’s worse, Nick Vincent gave up his first two runs in Safeco Field this season, a feat that probably should’ve gotten more recognition around these parts.  Those four combined runs buried the Mariners, and it was a sprint to the finish.

Yeah, the bullpen gagged this one away, but I find it hard to get mad at anyone when they’re going up against the Astros.  Those guys just have our number!  Anytime the Mariners hold them under 10 runs I think it’s a miracle from the heavens.

Two more days of this shit, then an off-day, then the Mariners can get back to winning some baseball games again.  Just try to ride out the next two days in a bunker of some sort; avoiding contact with the outside world.  It’s really the only way.