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Seattle Mariners Fall to Baltimore Orioles Despite Making Baseball History on King Felix's Night

Originally posted on FanNation Fastball | By Brady Farkas | Last updated 8/13/23

The Seattle Mariners inducted longtime ace Felix Hernandez into the team's Hall of Fame on Saturday night, and then got a Felix-type pitching performance in a 1-0 loss to the Baltimore Orioles.

Mariners All-Star George Kirby threw a nine-inning shutout, surrendering just three hits while striking out seven.

Reliever Andres Munoz took the loss after allowing the automatic runner to score in the tenth inning on a single.

The Mariners' pitching effort accomplished something not done in more than 100 years of baseball history.

Per @OptaSTATS on Twitter:

Tonight the Mariners:

- pitched 10.0+ innings

- allowed fewer than 5 hits

- allowed 0 ER

- allowed 0 BB

- allowed 0 XBH

The last MLB team to put up those numbers on the mound but still lose was the Senators on August 28, 1913, with Walter Johnson taking the complete-game loss.

It was a fitting to tribute to Hernandez, who was famous for his lack of run support during his 15-year career in Seattle. Ironically enough, the Mariners were beaten 1-0 in the playoffs by the Houston Astros - the last time that Hernandez attended a game pitched by Kirby.

The loss is an unfortunate one for Seattle as it snapped the team's eight-game winning streak and it cost them a chance to own the third and final wild card spot.

The team is now 0.5 games back of the Toronto Blue Jays again at 63-53.

The Mariners and Orioles will play again on Saturday afternoon at 4:10 p.m. ET.

This article first appeared on FanNation Fastball and was syndicated with permission.

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