HOUSTON — Hours before the first pitch of what was yet another loss at Minute Maid Park Tuesday night, this time a 4-0 shutout, Mariners manager Scott Servais was asked about the looming milestone for Dusty Baker. With the next Astros victory, it would be Baker’s 2,000th win as a manager.
“I hope it comes in a couple days,” Servais said with a chuckle before saying the accomplishment is “phenomenal” and “quite a feat.”
But given the Mariners inability to beat the Astros in Houston over the last four seasons, well, it was easy to plan an expected celebration of the achievement.
