Servais reveals his biggest pet peeve

SEATTLE — Mariners manager Scott Servais has been the picture of calm throughout much of his first year in the dugout. Like most skippers, he understands the need to stay steady through the ups and downs of the 162-game drama.

But every person has their tipping point and Servais reached his briefly in the fourth inning of Thursday’s 3-2 win over the A’s when Leonys Martin drove in the first run of a taut pitchers’ duel, only to get hung up in a rundown after aggressively rounding first base and forcing teammate Adam Lind to get thrown out at the plate for the final out of the inning once he saw his teammate caught in a pickle.

Asked Friday if he’s seen any signs of the building pressure on his team to stay in the playoff hunt, Servais pointed to himself in that moment.

“Me last night when Leonys made that out,” he said with a smile. “That’s the maddest I’ve been all year. I went down the runway. [Roving instructor] Alvin Davis is a great guy. He was hiding out in the runway. It’s the first time all year I’ve done this. I threw my hat down, some profanity came out of my mouth. He’s looking at me with big eyes, ‘Skip, you OK?’ I said, ‘I’m OK, Alvin.'”

But Servais isn’t OK …

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