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Seattle Mariners Fans and Media Express Frustration with Team's Offensive Ineptitude in Tuesday Loss

The Mariners lost to the Houston Astros on Tuesday night, 2-1, in 12-innings, as they went 1-for-19 with runners in scoring position and struck out 19 times.
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Seattle Mariners catcher Mitch Garver (18) hits a single against the Athletics during the fifth inning at T-Mobile Park on March 28.
Seattle Mariners catcher Mitch Garver (18) hits a single against the Athletics during the fifth inning at T-Mobile Park on March 28. | Steven Bisig-Imagn Images

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The Seattle Mariners suffered another gut punch loss in the early season, falling 2-1 to the Houston Astros in 12-innings on Tuesday night.

The Mariners lost the game despite not allowing an earned run in the contest, wasting an excellent pitching performance from Luis M. Castillo and a group of relievers. Furthermore, the M's had chances all throughout extra-innings to win the game outright, failing to score even one of the "gifted" runners from second base in any of the three extra-inning frames.

All in all, the M's were 1-for-19 with runners in scoring position and they struck out 19 times, which caused Mariners fans to get emotional on social media:

Per Brock Huard of Seattle Sports 710:

1 for 19 w/Runners in Scoring Position

19 Strikeouts

You give up no earned runs in 12 Innings

And you lose

You can’t even make this stuff up

How?

From Brandon Gustafson, who formerly worked in Seattle sports media:

The Mariners are 11-91 -- a .121 batting average -- with runners in scoring position this year, and Jorge Polanco has five of those hits.

For context, pitchers hit .110 in 2021 and .128 in 2019 (DH in both leagues in 2020) before the universal DH officially began in 2022.

And from @RussellHartness:

The Baseball Gods felt bad for Seattle
Even gave them 3 extra innings
Hell, even put a runner in scoring position with no outs, each time
These hitters couldn't get one run
1-19 with RISP
This team can't score, period...

Per @MarinersOnTap:

Mariners can’t get a sac fly. That’s all they needed multiple times.

So bad.

Per @MarinerMuse

Best team in the world at striking out when all they need is a hit.

The M's best chance to win the game came in the bottom of the 11th when they had first and third with one out, but Mitch Garver hit into a double play to end the inning.

The Mariners will finish out the series with the Astros on Wednesday afternoon at 1:10 p.m. PT.

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