Key Starter Banged Up, Struggling For Seattle Mariners

That's not a good combination for Miller. In five innings of work against Toronto, he gave up eight hits and seven earned runs. Seattle needed him to produce a quality start. Instead, Miller, who is now 2-4 on the season, came up with a stinker. 

Bryce Miller admits dealing with injury issues for Mariners

“Today, I felt good going into the game, obviously, and just kind of third or fourth inning, I kind of had some stuff that didn't feel good and didn't feel normal, like I have in the past,” Miller said, MLB.com reported. “I don't know. I don't want to say too much on it."

Miller has been known to have excellent velocity on his fastball combined with the rest of his pitching arsenal. That velocity, though, has been lacking, making his pitches look flat when they get near home plate. 

“I've had multiple things that kind of have lingered since, really, the end of last season, and I kind of took them through the offseason,” Miller said. “I thought that I'd be feeling good, and I haven't felt like myself, body-wise and physically. I think that's led to being more on my heels mentally, and it just kind of snowballed."

Well, Seattle needs to get Miller back on track. The Mariners cannot afford to have too many more series sweeps even at this early point of their season.