Kuma’s quality start guarantees club option

SEATTLE — Hisashi Iwakuma has a knack for turning in good outings even when he’s not at his sharpest. He did so again in Wednesday’s game, turning a two-run deficit after two innings into a quality start.

“Sometimes you have your stuff, and sometimes you don’t have your stuff,” Iwakuma said through his translator Antony Suzuki. “When you don’t have your stuff, it’s about executing when you need to, making pitches when you have to.”

Iwakuma did that to allow three runs in six innings of work. But he got no backing from his offense in Seattle’s 5-0 loss to the Yankees. By throwing over five innings, he …

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