NewMexiKen and a group of friends saw the Seattle Mariners defeated by the Texas Rangers 5-4 Tuesday night at Safeco Field. Frankly it was too cold and damp for a ballgame, but the park is beautiful, we got to see the retractable roof close, and it was a pretty exciting game if a disappointing ending. The crowd of around 25,000 was really into it when the home team rallied in the eighth, but it got very quiet after J.J. Putz blew a save allowing a two-run homer in the ninth.
Here’s two photos. The first looks toward the outfield just before the game began — the roof open. The second is Seattle pitcher Felix Hernandez delivering the first pitch. Hernandez threw a great game and had several sparkling fielding plays. Click each photo for a larger version.
