0-8 With Runners in Scoring Position

May 27th:  Mariners vs. Yankees  (Pineda v. Burnett)

So how can a team go 0-8 with runners in scoring position and still wind up winning the game?  Ask the Mariners because they certainly know how to do it.  All four of the M's runs verse the Yankees came from ground outs.  Not only that but they were still able to pull out a win.  How crazy is that?  Ichiro had the only extra base hit for the M's with a double off AJ Burnett, other than that 5 singles were scattered by the Seattle hitters.  Micheal Pineda had his first outting against the Bronx Bombers and he learned the hard way that you don't pitch in to Mark Texeira.  The Yankee first baseman officially welcomed Pineda to the big leagues with a monster blast in the first inning to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  They later scored 2 more runs to have a 3-0 lead.  But the M's would prevail scoring 2 runs bottom of the 6th inning with an RBI groundout by Luis Rodriguez and Brendan Ryan.  They scored two more the same way in the bottom of the seventh inning and from there the fabulous Mariner pitching staff took over.  Pauley, Wright and League combined for 4 scoreless innings giving up just 2 hits.  Brandon League had a 1-2-3 ninth to give him his 13th save on the season.  I was so pumped that the M's were able to pull this out and this game made me Sleepless Over Seattle.