Mariners unable to reverse trend at home

SEATTLE — If you’re searching for answers, there’s no big mystery why the Mariners got swept in a three-game series by the previously struggling Twins this weekend at Safeco Field. A simple check of the box scores shows Seattle’s starting pitchers — Felix Hernandez, Wade Miley and Taijuan Walker — combining for a 10.05 ERA and allowing seven home runs in the trio of losses.

The Mariners have the lowest ERA in the American League at 3.37, but their three starters surrendered 20 hits and 16 runs in 14 1/3 innings to a Twins team that still has the worst record in the AL at 15-34.

Walker had the latest setback, lasting just 4 1/3 frames while allowing five runs on six hits — including three home runs — in Sunday’s 5-4 loss in front of 33,748 frustrated fans.

“We didn’t get good pitching in this series from our starters,” said manager Scott Servais, “and that’s key for any team to keep anything going, momentum-wise. Starting pitching drives it. Our guys have struggled a little bit. It’s going to happen, and unfortunately it all happened at the same time in this series.

“The Twins played good. They swung the bats well. We couldn’t get a whole lot going until late today offensively. But it was one of those series. They beat …

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