SEATTLE — Just as the Seattle Mariners were finally starting to build some momentum — in the standings over the past two weeks, and at the plate late Friday — they quickly snapped back to reality at the worst possible moment.
It was, specifically, the snap of Ty France’s bat that punctuated the Mariners’ frustration of a 5-4 loss to the Detroit Tigers to open the second half of the season before a crowd of 39,014 at T-Mobile Park.
Called out on a borderline pitch to end the fifth inning, leaving the bases loaded, France raised his bat above his head and slammed it to the ground with both hands.
