Andrés Muñoz took a blown save Monday despite retiring both hitters he faced against the Angels.
Muñoz entered a 1-0 game after Ryne Stanek allowed two of the three batters he faced to reach and gave up a game-tying sac fly after a double steal. He preserved the 1-1 tie from there, throwing just 10 pitches in the process, but even so, the Mariners declined to bring him back out for the ninth in a 1-1 game and wound up losing 3-1. Maybe that was the sensible call with Muñoz after he also threw 12 pitches in saving Sunday’s game, but there are definitely issues to be raised about how Scott Servais is handling his relievers of late.