Darrin Beene is entering his seventh year at The News Tribune, having covered the Tacoma Rainiers in 2005 and Major League Baseball for two years before that. Beene, a former assistant sports editor at The News Tribune, also worked for the Los Angeles Daily News and Los Angeles Times. He lives in the South Sound with his wife and two children.
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The Mariners offense struggled for the second consecutive night on Friday.
After being shut out, 2-0, by the Orioles and Rodrigo Lopez on Thursday, the Mariners were beaten, 3-1, by the Twins and rookie Francisco Liriano with help from three relievers.
The pitching, however, remains pretty solid. Here are two charts that you might find interesting – and leave you wondering where the Mariners would be in the AL West standings if they had more offense.
STARTERS ERA
The Mariners' starting pitchers – Jamie Moyer, Jarrod Washburn (pictured), Joel Pineiro, Gil Meche and Felix Hernandez – are fourth in the AL with an ERA of 4.55 (154 ER, 304.1 IP)...the Mariners trail the Tigers (3.44), the White Sox (3.97) and the Yankees (4.41).
QUALITY IS JOB ONE
The Mariners are currently third in the A.L. in “Quality Starts” (6.0 or more IP, 3 ER or less) with 26. The top five in the AL:
1. Detroit Tigers, 31
2. Chicago White Sox, 30
3. Seattle Mariners, 26
4. New York Yankees, 24
5. Boston Red Sox, 23
Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 23
