Listless Mariners fall to Astros as playoff hopes take a hit

The booing started with the Astros, specifically Jose Altuve, Alex Bregman and Yordan Alvarez, because, well, that’s what happens to them in every MLB stadium since the pitch-stealing scandal went public in 2019. In games at T-Mobile Park, the booing for that trio of players, and sometimes Kyle Tucker and other players Seattle fans might dislike on the AL West rival, has ranged from vicious to spiteful. But by the end of Monday’s dreary and dismal 5-1 loss to the Astros, a noticeable portion of that booing was also being...