SEATTLE – After golfing a grand slam into the bullpen beyond left field, Randy Arozarena received high-fives and helmet taps in the Mariners’ dugout. The 30-year-old outfielder had just sliced Seattle’s deficit to 5-4 in the eighth inning Wednesday, rousing 20,556 fans from a malaise at T-Mobile Park.

SEATTLE – At 0-2, it looked like déjà vu.

SEATTLE – Whenever he steps to the plate, Randy Arozarena usually makes his intentions quite apparent: He going to swing as hard as he can and he’s going to try to hit the baseball as far as he can.

Already dealing with concerns about a couple of positions in the infield, the Mariners were left Wednesday morning with another hole to fill this time due to injury.

There are brutal, agonizing, gut-punch, shield-your-eyes losses.

SEATTLE – The Mariners will be without leadoff hitter and right fielder Victor Robles for at least 12 weeks following the left shoulder dislocation suffered making a spectacular catch on Sunday in San Francisco.

SEATTLE – With one swing, Jorge Polanco made every other part of a strange eighth inning seem mostly meaningless.

SEATTLE – Mariners right fielder Victor Robles was placed on the injured list Monday afternoon, a day after he was carted off the field with a dislocated left shoulder suffered when he crashed into the netting to make a superhuman catch in San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO – They lost the game Sunday, 5-4, and they lost the series, three games to none, to the red-hot Giants.

SAN FRANCISCO – The Seattle Mariners’ offense got nearly nothing going against old pal Robbie Ray on Saturday night.

SAN FRANCISCO – On a day the Seattle Mariners knew they needed something wild to happen, they ended up needing a little bit of everything from just about everyone on the roster.