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Longtime Seattle radio voice Rick Rizzs was merely a few inches away from being hit in the announcers’ booth.

Yu Darvish did all he could to make the pittance the Padres' hitters managed stand up.

SEATTLE — On a day where he spent talking about the defensive improvement and run prevention being key to the Mariners' success in the 2022 season, manager Scott Servais then had to endure his team slogging through one of its sloppiest games of the season.

Johnny Cueto pitched six innings of one-run ball for the White Sox (68-68), who were 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position and left nine runners on base.

DETROIT — This wasn’t like the uneven and frustrating three-game series in Texas and Oakland on the previous road trip, where they managed to win just one game in each.

SEATTLE — The pitching ranged from filthy to unhittable at times, including a parade of relievers making life miserable for hitters. Runs were scarce, needing to be manufactured 90 feet at time and scored on sacrifice flies. The tension in a packed T-Mobile Park grew as each inning passed with…

OAKLAND, Calif. — All of the things that have made the Mariners successful this season — solid starting pitching, quality defense, sound baserunning and just enough timely hitting — were mostly absent on Saturday afternoon.

NEW YORK — When Andres Munoz steps off the mound for the last time in his career, he will take the memory of this performance with him.

HOUSTON — Even if hasn’t been like the domination of past seasons, where trying beat the Astros in just one game felt like solving some complicated equation that didn’t have an answer, the frustration remains the same for the Mariners.

ARLINGTON, Texas — For two days, J.P. Crawford sat and stewed, staring at his swollen index finger and cursing the baseball gods for letting such annoyance keep him from playing.

SAN DIEGO — Are they doing it again?