Seattle Mariners Continue to Lead Baseball in Impressive Category Despite Loss on Friday

The Mariners lost 8-4 to the Miami Marlins on Friday night, and lost Logan Gilbert to forearm tightness, but they do continue to pace the league in walks if you're looking for a silver lining.

Seattle Mariners outfielder Julio Rodriguez (44) high fives teammates after scoring on a RBI single hit by catcher Cal Raleigh (not pictured) in the fifth inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park on April 17. | Katie Stratman-Imagn Images

Friday night was certainly a gut punch for the Seattle Mariners.

The team lost the opener of a five-game homestand against the Miami Marlins 8-4 and saw ace starter Logan Gilbert exit the game after 3.0 innings with "right forearm tightness."

Forearm tightness is never good for a pitcher, but the M's will learn more after imaging this weekend.

The loss drops the Mariners to 14-12 on the season and 1.0 game back of the Texas Rangers in the American League West.

If you're looking for silver linings in this one, there isn't much to choose from. Dylan Moore stayed hot offensively with his sixth homer of the season and Jorge Polanco hit his fifth.

Julio Rodriguez drew a walk, which gives the M's 112 for the season. That is the most in baseball, according to Mariners PR.

The Mariners are not known as a great hitting team, though they do appear in the Top 10 of several categories through the first month of the season. If you're not going to be great at hitting your way into scoring chances, then walking is a valuable skill to have. So far, the M's have executed their mantra of "control the zone" extremely well.

The Mariners will be back in action on Saturday night when they host the Marlins again at 6:40 p.m. PT. Luis M. Castillo will earn the start for the Mariners against Connor Gillispie.

Castillo is 2-2 with a 4.44 ERA, struggling his last two times out. Gillispie is 0-2 with a 6.75.

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