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Mariners pretty bewildered by Kyle Seager's ejection Thursday

Published May. 22, 2015 10:57 a.m. ET

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The Seattle Mariners had a tough game on Thursday. Not only was their contest with the Baltimore Orioles rain-delayed, the M's also had plenty of opportunities to push across big runs and win - but they didn't, falling in the finale of the midweek set by a score of 5-4. 

To make matters worse, third baseman Kyle Seager was ejected by home plate umpire John Tumpane in the fifth inning after he said some words regarding a called third strike. 

As Seager told Bob Dutton of the News Tribune, the whole situation didn't make much sense to the Mariners: "My back was to (Tumpane),” Seager told Dutton. “I didn’t say anything I haven’t said before but, when I said stuff, I was walking away.”

Seager's manager Lloyd McClendon was more pointed with his criticism when speaking with Dutton:

M's veteran Willie Bloomquist was even more frank with expressing his frustration:

Seager's ejection left Bloomquist in the fifth spot in the lineup, a cicumstance that wound up negatively affecting the M's later when Bloomquist hit twice with the bases loaded (and didn't come through either time).

(h/t News Tribune)

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