None of it mattered once the game actually started. Seattle strung together an infield single, a bloop double from Dominic Canzone and, after a pair of two-strike walks, a 2-run single off the bat of Taylor Ward to take an early lead, then added 3 more the very next inning to put Milwaukee in a deep hole before the Brewers' lineup had settled in.
Joey Ortiz got 2 back with a homer off Gilbert, but Milwaukee couldn't chip away fast enough against Seattle's early lead, and the Mariners' bullpen made sure the cushion held up the rest of the way.
For Seattle, evening the score against Milwaukee was less about the standings — the Mariners are still fighting an uphill battle at 59-67 — and more about not spending the rest of the trip haunted by a 22-run shutout. For the Brewers, dropping this one snapped a stretch that had them playing as well as anyone in baseball, a reminder that even a 78-48 club can get out-punched on a given night at American Family Field.
Gilbert didn't have his sharpest command all night, but Seattle's offense made sure it didn't matter. May's outing, by contrast, was rough almost from his first batters faced, a tough step back after how well he'd pitched against San Diego.