Seattle Mariners at Boston Red Sox

Peer at the stat sheet from the Mariners’ 8-3 win over the Red Sox on Wednesday afternoon, and it paints the picture of another offensive breakout.  Seattle strung together 12 hits -- none of which cleared the fence -- and were in the driver’s seat all afternoon. The Mariners took two of three games against a Red Sox team that looks bound for October, and perhaps more notable, they did so after suffering one of their most demoralizing losses of the year in the series opener on Monday. “Everyone knows what’s at stake right now,” said J.P. Crawford, who had three hits and one walk on Wednesday. “We've got to go. We can't lose games, and this series was really good for us. Hopefully, that turns the page and gets us going.” Yet, a closer look at the box score would reveal that a bevy of bullpen arms were deployed despite the lopsided score. Moreover, Bryce Miller surrendered just one earned run among the 21 batters he faced upon his return to the rotation after a 10-day hiatus.  His final line illustrated Seattle’s greater strategy at play, specifically for manager Dan Wilson. As the calendar flipped to September, Wilson has shown bolder bullpen management these past two days than he has all year.  Such are the times -- and the stakes -- in Seattle’s season, as the club sits at 66-74 with its playoff hopes dwindling. Wilson gave Miller an early hook after 4 2/3 innings and at just 65 pitches. Even more telling, it came with the cushion of a 4-1 lead.  “We were going to be aggressive, no question,” Wilson said. “As we know, things happen here quickly, and I think we just felt like it was a situation where we could go to \[José A. Ferrer\