Mariners' loss to White Sox takes a toll

If Mark Lowe (shown above after giving up the key hit of the game, a two-out, two-strike, two-run single to A.J. Pierzynski) is working in the seventh, as he was here, it's probably not a good omen for the Mariners. With Sean White sidelined for the past three weeks or so, and now out for the season, the Mariners have struggled to get the link to Lowe in the eighth and David Aardsma in the ninth. Tonight, after Shawn Kelley gave up two quick hits in the seventh, Lowe was summoned, and he wound up allowing those two, and another, to score as the Mariners lost, 6-3. "This game was a lot about the bullpen, obviously,'' Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu said. "You win games by getting your closer in the ballgame.'' Noting that Aaardsma has pitched just once in the last 10 days, he added, "We have to find the guy that's going to step up and give us a solid seventh.'' Read more...