"Maybe it was that garish green cap MLB forced him to wear, or perhaps it was the mid-spring blahs - Felix Hernandez is having a tough night against Kansas City.

On nights like this - the Seattle Mariners were down 6-1 when Felix left after four innings and had one hit - it's hard to think the Mariners are more than, say, a 65-win team in 2011.

Behind Felix, they made three errors, two that cost runs, and screwed up a run down play that allowed another run to score without a throw. Seattle's only offense? Long home run by reserve outfielder Ryan Langerhans, hit to straightaway center.

Mr. Hernandez? He allowed nine hits, used 80 pitches, allowed six runs - three earned - two walks and had seven strikeouts. He showed flashes of his vintage self:. In the first inning, he gave up a single, stolen base and a walk - then struck out the side without allowing a ball to be put in play.

"Yeah, but after that look what happened," Hernandez said. "Six runs!"

No, he wasn't happy."