For the second time in three days, the Seattle Mariners offense fell back into negative trends. The Mariners offense went 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position and left five runners stranded in a 3-1 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday at T-Mobile Park.

Garrett Crochet pitched six strong innings and was backed by a pair of home runs as the Boston Red Sox defeated the host Seattle Mariners 3-1 Wednesday afternoon to take two of three games in the series.

Facing one of the best pitchers in baseball, the Mariners followed up a Tuesday night breakout with a Wednesday afternoon dud, falling 3-1 to the Red Sox.