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SEATTLE – A familiar foe on the mound, the Mariners played with a familiar futility against future hall of famer Justin Verlander.

Ryne Stanek didn’t need to look at the third-base dugout to see his former teammates as the final out was caught by Luke Raley in left field.

SEATTLE – The angry boos rained down for Jose Altuve and Alex Bregman, as loud as ever. And as Andres Muñoz fired triple-digit fastball and nasty sliders in the ninth inning, the chants of “Let’s Go Mariners! Let’s Go Mariners!” filled T-Mobile Park.

WASHINGTON – They couldn’t end an already disastrous series and a disappointing road trip with another defeat.

WASHINGTON – Scott Servais needed his middle relievers to work two innings without allowing a run in hopes that the Seattle Mariners’ offense might somehow scratch out a run and he could find a way to have Andrés Muñoz finish off a win in the ninth.

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WASHINGTON – For the first three innings, George Kirby was crisp, efficient and, well, perfect. Nine hitters had come to the plate and nine hitters were retired on just 24 pitches. He threw nine pitches in the first, eight in the second and seven in the third.

Dylan Moore's first impression was disastrous. Telling, too. On March 30, 2019, the then-26-year-old prospect made his first career start as the Mariners hosted the Boston Red Sox. On an unseasonably warm Saturday in Seattle, Moore manned third base in front of 34,933 fans. It was an inauspicious start. Though Seattle earned a 6-5 win, nothing went right for the rookie, as Moore committed three errors and went 0 for 4 (striking out three times and grounding into a double play). He filled a bingo card with belly flops.

NEW YORK – When the Seattle Mariners opened the four-game series in the Bronx on Monday evening, the premise of a split with the Yankees would’ve seemed like an acceptable consolation to their standing goal of winning each series.

SEATTLE – The Seattle Mariners reached the 50-game mark of the 2024 season in first place in the AL West with a 27-23 record, and their three-game lead as of Thursday morning is their largest in the division in 21 years.

NEW YORK – The wistful hope of a four-game series sweep, which was something more than unlikely, ended under barrage of home runs. But a series win still remains a possibility for the Mariners.