the Seattle Mariners beat the
Oakland A's on the road 9-0.
Takeaways: the Mariners offense
for the second game scored a lot
of runs against the A's after having
a poor home stand including losing
four out of five to the LA Angels.
The Mariners scored a run each in the first three innings including a home
run by Cal Raleigh in the second.
It was Raleigh's ninth home run of the season and 11th of his career. The
Mariners have won every game that
Raleigh has homered in. Quite a feat
right?
Jesse Winker is starting to heat up
hitting a home run in two straight
games. He had a two-run shot where
the Mariners scored five runs in the
fifth inning. The Mariners scored
final run in the seventh.
Pitching: George Kirby went six
innings giving up five hits, one
walk and six strikeouts. Kirby
certainly looks like the real thing
in his first season in the majors
He and Logan Gilbert feel to be
at the top of the rotation for many
years ahead.
Another pitcher the Mariners hope
to join the rotation in Emerson
Hancock who the Mariners drafted
in the first round in 2020. Hancock
started the season injured however
has made seven starts at double-A
Arkansas. He has a 1-2 record but
has an era of 2.10. He has struck
out 23 batters in 25 and 2/3 innings
while walking seven. Hancock
maybe in the rotation at the beginning
of next year or depending how the
Mariners are doing having a shot
in September.
The major league draft takes place
in late July. See if the Mariners
pick another pitcher in the first
round. Last year they drafted Harry
Ford a high school catcher. Right
now he is playing in low A Modesto.
There isn't any certainty he will
stay at catcher. The Mariners don't
have a lot of quality depth at catcher
in the .minors. See how things
shake out. Go M's.
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