After rare DH success, Mariners face Cardinals again

If pitchers still were allowed to hit in interleague games, they couldn't have done much worse than the Seattle Mariners' designated hitters this season.

The six players the Mariners had started in the DH spot entering Friday night's series opener against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals had combined for a .115 batting average with no home runs and one RBI, by far the worst total of any of the 30 major-league teams.

But