The Mariners bullpen has been one of the most dependable collective units on the team over the last month. The series against the Royals marked Games 11-14 of a 17-game stretch for Seattle without a day off, and the relievers have been steady throughout, often times resembling Atlas holding up the sky.

The Kansas City Royals and the Seattle Mariners meet in the third contest of a 4-game series at T-Mobile Park in Seattle Wednesday night.

Vinnie Pasquantino's two-run single broke a tie in the seventh inning as the Kansas City Royals defeated the host Seattle Mariners 3-2 Thursday night to earn a split of a four-game series.