The Seattle Mariners had a rough end to a rough road trip in an 11-2 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday at Citizens Bank Park. 'Tough day today,' M'

Luzardo allowed one run in six innings, part of a dominant series for Phillies starters, who had a team-record 34 strikeouts in three games against Seattle.

Kyle Schwarber doubled, homered and had five RBIs, giving him an MLB-leading 109 this season, as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the visiting Seattle Mariners 11-2 on Wednesday afternoon to complete a three-game sweep.

The Mariners were crushed again Wednesday in Philadelphia — a familiar theme in what was a demoralizing road trip where the M's had just two wins over nine games.

Frustrations were rising when the Phillies left two runners on base in both the fifth and sixth inning. It certainly felt like those missed opportunities were going to cost them, especially when David Robertson relieved Luzardo and gave up a home run to Eugenio Suarez. (And it was the right decision to remove Luzardo.)

The Philadelphia Phillies host the Seattle Mariners in the final matchup of this three-game series at Citizens Bank Park. MLB odds list Philadelphia as a -140 favorite, while the total sits at 8.5. My Mariners vs. Phillies predictions expect a low-scoring affair this afternoon. Read on for my MLB picks for Wednesday, August 20.

The Mariners’ unforgiving East Coast trip carried on, ever so mercilessly, with a 6-4 loss the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night.

The Seattle Mariners have squandered back-to-back chances to gain a game on the Houston Astros, losing their first two games of their series against the Philade