g13 | rain, rain, go away

Mariners 1 | Royals 5

from Shannon's twitter

on the mound
I didn't get to watch any of the game, listened here and there ...
I get the feeling that Mr. Fister pitched better than his line reflects (106P - 7IP - 8H - 5ER -1BB -5K)
And, hey, with the rain-shortend game, at least the bullpen got a rest.

at the plate
It is becoming the same old story ... "Offense where art thou?"
The bats managed only SIX hits off Chen (who has always been stellar vs. the M's 4-0 with an 2.73ERA).  Another emerging pattern seems to be that whatever offense does appear, it's a bit late to the party - of the six hits two were doubles - one by Ryan in the 7th and one by Figgy in the 9th - too little, too late.

of base paths and leather works
While the defense wasn't particularly crisp (hard to be in the rain) it was the second straight game without an error.  That may not sound like much, but the M's had made at least one error in the previous six games.  No stolen bases, but one DP (wilson-to-ryan-to-smoak)