Seattle 16, San Diego 13. No, this wasn’t the Seahawks topping the Chargers.
Thanks to another Mariner offensive explosion — aided by another Padre bullpen meltdown — the visitors forged a monumental comeback at Petco Park on Thursday night. In fact, it was the greatest in Seattle franchise history and the largest in MLB since 2009.
By the end of five innings, the Padres held what seemed to be a commanding 12-2 lead. But stater Colin Rea couldn’t get out of the top of the sixth. After giving up a two-run double, San Diego manager Andy Green called on his relievers. Bad idea.
The Mariners’ bats got red hot — ultimately scoring five for that inning before exploding for nine more in the seventh. Thus, Seattle had flipped the script to go up, 16-12. A run in the bottom of the seventh would be all the Padres could muster.
The unraveling by San Diego comes a little longer than 24 hours after it was drilled, 16-4, at Safeco Field to conclude a 1-7 road trip.
Mariners vs. Padres in 4 games this week: 81 runs
Mariners vs. Padres in 12 games before this week: 83 runs
— Cespedes Family BBQ (@CespedesBBQ) June 3, 2016
Outcomes like this prompted executive chairman Ron Fowler to speak out against his club earlier in the week, calling the Padres “miserable failures.”
Apparently, the players are making sure that statement holds true.
