Felix: ‘Missed a lot of spots’ in loss to Astros

SEATTLE — It wasn’t the performance Felix Hernandez was looking for with the postseason hunt hitting the stretch run and his Mariners riding in on an eight-game winning streak to open a critical homestand against the Astros and Blue Jays.

But after a 6-0 loss to the Astros on Friday in which he lasted just 4 1/3 innings and gave up all six of the runs, the veteran right-hander could only shake his head and vow to keep pushing ahead with his team as Seattle sits three games back in the AL Wild Card chase with 15 games remaining.

“It’s disappointing,” Hernandez said. “It was a poor performance by me. But you know what? Tomorrow is another day and we’ve got to just keep fighting.”

The 30-year-old has spent most of his career in Seattle trying to get his team into these kind of games, so this one hurt.

“The command was off,” said manager Scott Servais. “These guys hit the fastball. They really are on it, and if you can’t land your secondary pitches or get them going back and forth, it’s going to be a long night for you. He …

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