Mariners Free Fall Continues, Felix Hernandez Falls Victim

Not only can the Seattle Mariners not score runs and not keep teams from scoring runs, their ace Felix Hernandez may have just pitched himself out of the Cy Young award.

Pitching in a season-low 4.2 IP, Felix, in another must-win game, allowed a season-high 8 ER as the Toronto Blue Jays lit up the Mariners again, 10-2.

Felix Hernandez entered the game with an AL-best 2.07 ERA for the season. After Tuesday, Felix saw his ERA rise to 2.34, behind Chicago’s Chris Sale (2.20).

The Mariners have now lost four straight and for the first time over a long stretch this season, it’s primarily on the pitching. Over the past four games, none of the Seattle starters made it through the 5th inning and have a collective ERA of 16.56.

The M’s have been outscored 42-10 over the past four games. They are now three games back of Kansas City for the 2nd AL Wild-Card spot with only five games to go.

The fat lady hasn’t sung yet, but she is in the building and is warming up. #HuntForTealOctober

BOX SCORE

Batting

Seattle


	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG
Austin JacksonCF	3	0	0	0	1	2	0	.261
James JonesCF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.251
Dustin AckleyLF	4	0	1	0	0	2	3	.245
Stefen RomeroLF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192
Robinson Canó2B	4	0	1	2	0	0	1	.320
Chris TaylorSS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280
Kendrys MoralesDH	4	0	1	0	0	2	2	.219
Chris DenorfiaPR-DH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
Kyle Seager3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.271
Logan Morrison1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.256
Michael SaundersRF	3	1	1	0	1	1	1	.268
Mike ZuninoC	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	.199
Brad MillerSS-2B	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	.216
Totals	32	2	6	2	2	8	13

Batting

2B – K Morales (19, C Janssen); L Morrison (19, R Dickey); M Saunders (8, R Dickey)

RBI – R Cano 2 (82)

2-out RBI – R Cano 2

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – K Morales 1, M Saunders 1, B Miller 1

GIDP – R Cano

Team LOB – 5

Toronto


	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	LOB	AVG
José ReyesSS	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.287
Steve Tolleson3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253
José BautistaRF	3	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	.290
Kevin PillarPH-RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259
Edwin EncarnaciónDH	3	2	2	4	1	1	0	0	.272
Juan FranciscoPH-DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220
Adam Lind1B	4	0	2	1	0	0	2	1	.324
John Mayberry1B	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.278
Munenori Kawasaki3B-2B	4	1	0	1	0	0	1	3	.261
Dalton PompeyLF	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	.182
Anthony GoseCF	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	.226
Josh TholeC	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	.258
Ryan Goins2B-SS	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	.180
Totals	34	10	11	10	2	4	6	11

Batting

2B – J Bautista (27, F Hernandez); A Gose (7, F Hernandez)

HR – E Encarnacion (34, 6th inning off E Ramirez 1 on, 1 Out), D Pompey (1, 5th inning off F Hernandez 0 on, 0 Out)

SF – R Goins

RBI – E Encarnacion 4 (97), A Lind (39), M Kawasaki (15), D Pompey (2), A Gose (12), J Thole (7), R Goins (13)

2-out RBI – A Gose, J Thole

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – A Gose 1, R Goins 2

Team LOB – 7

Fielding

DP – 1 (J Reyes-R Goins-A Lind)

Pitching

Seattle


	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	WHIP	ERA
Félix Hernández(L, 14-6)	4.2	7	8	8	3	5	1	0.94	2.34
Dominic Leone	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.18	2.24
Erasmo Ramírez	2.0	3	2	2	0	1	1	1.54	5.26
Yoervis Medina	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.34	2.82

Toronto


	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	WHIP	ERA
R.A. Dickey(W, 14-12)	7.0	5	2	2	2	6	1.24	3.78
Brett Cecil	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	1.36	2.75
Casey Janssen	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	1.24	4.12

WP – F Hernandez

HBP – M Kawasaki (by E Ramirez); A Gose (by D Leone)

Pitches-strikes – F Hernandez 98-60; D Leone 11-7; E Ramirez 30-21; Y Medina 9-5; R Dickey 97-62; B Cecil 8-7; C Janssen 11-9

Ground balls-fly balls – F Hernandez 9-5; D Leone 0-0; E Ramirez 4-3; Y Medina 3-0; R Dickey 9-6; B Cecil 0-1; C Janssen 0-2

Batters faced – F Hernandez 24; D Leone 3; E Ramirez 10; Y Medina 4; R Dickey 27; B Cecil 3; C Janssen 4

Game Details

Game Time: 2:36.

Umpires: HP–Jim Joyce. 1B–Marvin Hudson. 2B–Doug Eddings. 3B–Cory Blaser.

Weather: 68 degrees, Partly Cloudy.

Wind: 9 mph, Out to Center.

Attendance: 16,272.

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