Best Seat in the House
Photography, sports and life as seen through the lens of Seattle Times photographer Rod Mar.
June 4, 2008 8:33 PM
Mariners: Pitching Doesn't Always Win Ballgames.
Posted by Rod Mar
Tough end to the home stand for the Mariners, especially on the mound:
June 1, a 7-5 loss to Boston, during which reliever J.J. Putz (can we still call him the closer?) gave up four runs in the ninth:

(Canon EOS 1D Mark III, EF 400mm/f2.8 lens, ISO 500, 1/1250th sec., f2.8)
June 2, a 4-2 loss to the Angels, where Jarrod Washburn allowed four runs on nine hits in 5 1/3 innings:

(Canon EOS 1D Mark III, EF 400mm/f2.8 lens, ISO 1600, 1/1250th sec., f2.8)
June 3, a 5-4 loss to the Angels, in which Erik Bedard allowed five runs (four earned) in 3 1/3 innings:

(Canon EOS 1D Mark III, EF 400mm/f2.8 lens, ISO 500, 1/800th sec., f2.8)
Luckily, I had Wednesday off, so I didn't have to shoot Carlos Silva lose his sixth straight decision.
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