Seattle MarinersvsTampa Bay Rays
SEA 2/TB 7
Things to say
The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Seattle Mariners 7-2 at Tropicana Field.
01
opener
Rays took it 7-2, never really close. Tampa jumped on them early and just sat on the lead. Mariners never got anything going.
02
key player
The Rays starter was filthy. Got into his stuff by the third and the Mariners had no answer for it.
03
hot take
Seattle's a .500 club for a reason. They can't hit when it matters and it keeps costing them.
04
deep cut
Tampa did most of the damage with two outs. That's the stuff that quietly buries you.
05
exit
Anyway, Mariners need to fix the bats before this road trip gets ugly. We'll see if they bounce back tomorrow.
The recap
The Rays took care of business at the Trop, running the Mariners out of the building 7-2 to push their record to a tidy 55-37. Tampa's bats got into the Seattle starter early and never let up, while their guy on the mound kept the heart of the order quiet and handed a comfortable lead to the pen.
Seattle's two runs were an afterthought once this thing got out of hand, and they slip back to .500 at 47-48. Getaway day, and the Rays sent everybody home happy.